The Name of the Game is Death [Mass Market Paperback]

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett (1972)
• ASIN: B001ELTT5Q
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,203,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At The Hard End Of Hard-Boiled, February 16, 2002

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POP "Noir By Night" (Hamsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Name of the Game Is Death (Paperback)

To give credit where credit is due this was another recommendation from Gorman's "The Big Book of Noir" and it was right on point. As Gorman says about Marlowe "his best stuff just explodes every thirty pages or so".

Here's an exciting litle excerpt-the protaginost Drake ("the man with nobody's face")is in a motel room with Lucille who-as it turns out-gets her jollies by seducing men and then watching as her boyfriend barges in on them and beats the ... out of the man that Lucille just seduced. Drake, being a tough and smart guy, figures this out and ends up suckering Lucille's boyfriend into breaking into an empty motel room-he leaves frustrated and now Drake has Lucille all to himself."Now what are you going to do?", Lucille asks Drake.To quote the book:"I'll show you," I said. It was four in the morning before we left there. Fifty percent of us had enjoyed it."

What can I say-great book that they just don't make like this anymore.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Name of the Game is Death, December 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Name of the Game Is Death (Paperback)

A career bank robber becomes a detective in order to investigate the disappearance of his partner after a job goes awry. This book is dark, gritty and full of suspense. The book is really well written and has a strong plot. There are many twists and exciting characters. Although the book is a little hard to find it's worth the read. It's the first book in a series of 12. I can't recommend this book highly enough.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sock on the jaw, sap to the head, December 27, 2007

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D. Sturm "Horror fan" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Name of the Game Is Death (Paperback)

I thought I knew from hard-boiled until I ran into this nasty little gem. It's a cliche, but they simply do not write 'em like this anymore. The level of ruthlessness has you almost shaking your head in wonder. Yet our "hero" does have rules and we come to respect them. By the last page my jaw was so clenched my teeth hurt and I wished I could hand the guy a gun and see what happens next.