Hard Case Crime

Hard Case Crime
Founded2004
FounderCharles Ardai
Country of originUnited States
Key peopleMax Phillips
Publication typesBooks, Graphic novels, Comics
Fiction genresHardboiled, fiction
Owner(s)Winterfall LLC, in collaboration with Dorchester Publishing (2004–2010); in collaboration with Titan Books (2011–present)

Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai and Max Phillips.[1][2] The series recreates, in editorial form and content, the flavor of the paperback crime novels of the 1940s and '50s. The covers feature original illustrations done in a style that was common for paperbacks of that era, credited to artists such as Robert McGinnis and Glen Orbik.[3]

  1. ^ Grossman, Lev; Stoller, Terry (2008-09-26). "Single Malts and Double Crosses: Hard-Boiled Books". Time. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Denise (2006-07-02). "A Crime Line of Passion". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Hard Case Shows a Soft Spot for Pulp". National Public Radio. 2008-05-05.