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James Ellroy and Otto Penzler found yesteryear millennium to locate this treasure-trove of thirty nine tales. From noir’s twenties-era childhood come jewels like David M. Its post-war zenith,” and Cain’s “Pastorale features leaders like Mickey Spillane and Evan Hunter. Supplying a plain strike, varied modern incarnations contain Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lehane, and William Gay, with several site-turners showing in the previous decade.