| Notes | Limited to 500 copies for sale. Issued with a numbered limitation page signed by Max Allan Collins, Lynn F. Myers, Jr., and Ron Lesser.
Contents
Chasing Shadows: The Life Of Paul Cain, by Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr.
Cover Gallery
Introduction to "Black" by John Lutz
Black (Black Mask, May 1932)
Introduction to "Parlor Trick" by Bill Pronzini
Parlor Trick (Black Mask, July 1932)
Introduction to "Red 71" by Kevin Burton Smith
Red 71 (Black Mask, December 1932)
Introduction to "One, Two, Three" by Edward D. Hoch
One, Two, Three (Black Mask, May 1933)
Introduction to "Murder Done in Blue" by Robert Randisi
Murder Done in Blue (Black Mask, June 1933)
Introduction to "Pigeon Blood" by Lohr McKinstry
Pigeon Blood (Black Mask, November 1933)
Introduction to "Hunch" by Ben Schutz
Hunch (Black Mask, March 1934)
Introduction to "Trouble-Chaser" by Wayne D. Dundee
Trouble-Chaser (Black Mask, April 1934)
Introduction to "Chinaman's Chance" by Ed Gorman
Chinaman's Chance (Black Mask, September 1935)
Introduction to "555" by Gary Lovisi
555 (Detective Fiction Weekly, 14 December 1935)
Introduction to "Death Song" by Joe Gores
Death Song (Black Mask, January 1936)
Introduction to "Pineapple" by Lynn Monroe
Pineapple (Black Mask, March 1936)
Introduction to "Sockdolager" by Les Roberts
Sockdolager (Star Detective, April 1936)
Introduction to "Dutch Treat" by Jan Grape
Dutch Treat (Black Mask, December 1936)
Introduction to "The Tasting Machine" by the editors
The Tasting Machine (Gourmet Magazine, November 1949 and December 1949)
Introduction to "Fast One" by William F. Nolan
Fast One
→Fast One (Black Mask, March 1932)
→Lead Party (Black Mask, April 1932)
→Velvet (Black Mask, June 1932)
→The Heat (Black Mask, August 1932)
→The Dark (Black Mask, September 1932)
Peter Ruric And Obscure Publications, by Paul Rosheim
Rolling Sevens, by the editors
About The Contributors
Afterword, by Keith Alan Deutch
Story Sources
Selected Bibliography |
