Tough guys and dangerous games as a celebration of the hard boiled Detectives a true American folk era who stands with one foot firmly playing it and Imagination of riders and the other in the reality of the 20th century Urban america. The hard-boiled Detectives of the pier under many names and his influence is evident from the 25 stories collected here. Many are with the finest artists have used the hardest hard boiled detective as a hero and this book is a healthy sampling of the best of the genre