by Elmore Leonard, Lawrence Block, Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy, Leigh Brackett, Ed Gorman, James M. Cain, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Chester Himes, David Alexander, James Reasoner, Dashiell Hammett, Bill Pronzini, Margaret Maron, Evan Hunter, Andrew Vachss, Helen Nielsen
A pretty damn definitive collection on the subject--working so hard to include all the greats that an unpublished screen test written by Spillane is in there, because he didn't do short stories. The lesser-known hidden gems are also definitely worth your time.
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