Strip for Violence - Lacy, Ed

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Résumé :
She was an expensive call girl and spending a night with her came high. But he never figured on a price as high as murder. The photograph did justice to her generous statistics. Any private eye would enjoy tracking her down, and Hal Darling was no exception. Her name was Marion Lodge. She'd put her impressive body to good use as a call girl before she'd dropped out of sight almost a year before. Hal was being paid a fortune to find her.

Biographie:
Ed Lacy (1911-1968), the pen name of Leonard Zinberg, was an American crime writer and editor known for socially engaged and character-driven fiction. In addition to his novels, he edited collections that brought together diverse voices within the crime genre, reflecting both the range and the evolving concerns of mid-twentieth-century crime writing....

Sommaire:
A crime anthology bringing together a selection of stories centred on violence, motive, and the pressures that drive individuals toward criminal action. Edited by Ed Lacy, the volume assembles contributions that reflect a range of approaches within mid-twentieth-century crime writing, from direct hardboiled narrative to more psychologically oriented studies of conflict. The collection emphasizes situation and consequence, with each story presenting a contained exploration of tension, decision, and outcome. The editorial selection maintains a consistent tone, privileging clarity and restraint over excess, and allowing the varied voices to operate within a shared framework of crime and response. Positioned within the tradition of crime anthologies, Strip for Violence reflects the period's engagement with both external action and internal motivation, offering a cross-section of approaches to the genre. As an editor, Lacy's role shapes the volume through selection and arrangement rather than authorial voice, creating a unified reading experience from diverse material....