The late Ralph Dennis is beloved among crime fiction writers and readers for his Hardman series of detective novels from the 1970s. But little is known about the man himself. This collection of some of Ralph’s early short stories and poetry, framed with excerpts from articles about him and by essays from authors who knew him well, offers an emotional, poignant and ultimately revealing look at how he saw himself… and how his past profoundly shaped his enduring creative work.TALES OF A SAD FAT WORDMAN By Ralph Dennis
The late Ralph Dennis is beloved among crime fiction writers and readers for his Hardman series of detective novels from the 1970s. But little is known about the man himself. This collection of some of Ralph’s early short stories and poetry, framed with excerpts from articles about him and by essays from authors who knew him well, offers an emotional, poignant and ultimately revealing look at how he saw himself… and how his past profoundly shaped his enduring creative work.
Two gritty, fast-moving novels set in the world of basketball by legendary crime writer Ralph Dennis.
Four espionage thrillers by three masters of the genre in one action-packed volume: LIONS AT NIGHT * A TALENT FOR KILLING * CRY OF THE FLESH * BRUTE MADNESS
Twelve incredible spy novels, spanning the Cold War from the 1950s through the 1980s, in one action-packed volume by Richard Himmel, Sterling Noel, Geoffrey Wagner, Ledru Baker Jr. and Ralph Dennis
Four critically acclaimed novels of international espionage, action and terror...all in one volume.
A lost, previously unpublished novel from the late Ralph Dennis, author of the legendary Hardman series of crime novels. Now he takes a gritty, hard-boiled “police procedural” approach to 1980s college basketball, tracking a struggling, but ambitious team through a tumultuous season, approaching each game like a decisive battle in a bloody war.