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Go for the Body: A Hardboiled Noir Crime Novel
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781627550963
Publisher: Black Curtain Press
Published: May 11 2013
Pages: 170
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A hard-edged mid-century crime novel from one of the most respected voices in American noir fiction. Ed Lacy's Go for the Body delivers a lean, relentless narrative rooted in violence, desperation, and the moral ambiguities that define classic hardboiled storytelling. Known for his tight prose and unflinching realism, Lacy crafts a story where survival often depends on how far a man is willing to go-and what he's willing to become in the process.
Set against a gritty American backdrop, the novel follows characters caught in a web of crime, betrayal, and escalating consequences. Lacy's work stands apart for its psychological weight and social awareness, offering more than action-this is crime fiction with substance, where motives matter and outcomes carry lasting cost. Fans of mid-century noir and readers of writers such as Jim Thompson and David Goodis will find much to appreciate in this stark, uncompromising tale.
This edition presents the complete text in a clean, readable format, preserving the tone and intensity of the original work while making it accessible for modern readers and collectors of classic crime fiction.
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