Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder (vol. 1) by Jacques Tardi

Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder (vol. 1) by Jacques Tardi

In the never-before-collected Griffu, the titular character is a legal advisor, not a private eye, but even he knows that when a sultry blonde appears in his office after hours, he shouldn't trust her -- and she doesn't disappoint. Griffu is soon ensnared in a deadly web of sexual betrayal, real estate fraud, and murder. In West Coast Blues, a young sales executive goes to the aid of an accident victim, and finds himself sucked into a spiral of violence involving an exiled war criminal and two hired assassins. This volume also offers a bonus, 21-page unfinished story by Manchette and Tardi, as well as a single page introduction to another incomplete story, both appearing in English for the first time.

Jean-Patrick Manchette (December 19, 1942, Marseille – June 3, 1995, Paris) was a French crime author who is credited with revitalizing the genre. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, he wrote 10 short novels and is largely regarded as the foremost French crime fiction novelist of the time. His stories are harsh existentialist investigations of the human condition and society in France. Manchette was a jazz saxophonist and screenwriter who was also a left-wing activist influenced by the Situationist International's writings as well as Dashiell Hammett's. Four of his novels have been translated into English. Three To Kill and The Prone Gunman, which is also available in a movie-tie version titled The Gunman, were both published by City Lights Books.

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ISBN 13	9781683962861
ISBN 10	1683962869
Title	Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder (vol. 1)
Author	Jacques Tardi
Series	Complete Noir Stories Of Manchette And Tardi Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Fantagraphics
Year published	2020-06-25
Number of pages	168
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.