David Goodis

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born

March 02, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

died

January 07, 1967

gender

male

website

http://www.davidgoodis.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Born and bred in Philadelphia, David Goodis was an American noir fiction writer. He grew up in a liberal, Jewish household in which his early literary ambitions were encouraged. After a short and inconclusive spell at at the University of Indiana, he returned to Philadelphia to take a degree in journalism, graduating in 1937.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,876 ratings · 226 reviews · 31 distinct works

	Shoot the Piano Player 4.13 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Nightfall by David Goodis, Bill Pronzini (Introduction) 3.81 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1947 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Wounded and the Slain (Hard Case Crime #31) 3.64 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Blonde on the Street Corner 3.62 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dark Passage 3.96 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Cassidy's Girl 3.87 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1951 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Street of No Return by David Goodis, Robert Polito (Introduction) 3.95 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Burglar 4.11 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1953 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Moon in the Gutter by David Goodis, Adrian Wootton (Introduction) 3.70 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1953 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Black Friday: And Selected Stories by David Goodis, Adrian Wootton (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	My rating:

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