{"product_id":"the-complete-cases-of-johnny-roger-d-torrey-9781618276889","title":"The Complete Cases of Johnny Cass","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e editor Joe Shaw's \"Black Mask Boys,\" author Roger Torrey haunted the pages of that venerable magazine for a half decade. Considered by his peers as amongst the top tier of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e writers alongside Raymond Chandler, Torrey was on top of his game in the mid-1930s. As fellow \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e scribe Steve Fisher remarked, [Torrey was] \"probably one of the finest writers \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e ever had.\" However, Torrey made a brief foray to \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask's\u003c\/em\u003e chief rival, \u003cem\u003eDime Detective, \u003c\/em\u003e to pen the tales of Los Angeles private eye Johnny Cass, written in Torrey's classic gritty, hard-bitten style. Only running five stories, this edition collects the entire series, along with the one other story Torrey wrote for \u003cem\u003eDime Detective\u003c\/em\u003e in this same period, \"Curtains for Five.\" Rounded out by an authoritative introduction by pulp historian Will Murray, \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Cases of Johnny Cass\u003c\/em\u003e is the most important hard-boiled detective story to see print in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger D. Torrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1618276883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618276889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Popular Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Roger D. Torrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075734204671,"sku":"9781618276889","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_572ffc33-4e60-4911-b9a4-53776ed12a80.jpg?v=1685461123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-cases-of-johnny-roger-d-torrey-9781618276889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}