Speak of the Devil: 14 Tales of Crimes and Their Punishments

by Joe Gores

Fine in illustrated boards, no dj as issued. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First printing. Collects fourteen crime stories by Joe Gores spanning five decades of his writing career. Includes the Edgar Award winner "Goodbye, Pops" a story he wrote at college, on the death of his grandfather, but re-written several times. Includes a new introduction by Gores, and comments at the beginning of each story. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 220 pp.

220 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Joe Gores (1931-2011) was the author of the acclaimed DKA series of street-level crime and detection, as well as the stunning suspense novels Dead Man and Menaced Assassin.

He served in the U.S. Army - writing biographies of generals at the Pentagon - was educated at the University of Notre Dame and Stanford, and spent twelve years as a San Francisco private investigator. The author of dozens of novels, screenplays, and television scripts, he won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards and Japan's Maltese Falcon Award.

Reviews

[Richard Peck · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good collection of stories from Joe Gores, author of the DKA Associates novels. The selection is wide-ranging, from sci-fi to psychological thriller, in addition to more standard mystery fare. ("Sleep the Big Sleep" is a total hoot.) The book's introduction by the author describing how his writing career started is intriguing, and each story provides a brief introduction on how it came about. Recommended, along with any other work by Gores.