Maxim Jakubowski - The New Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction

Maxim Jakubowski is a London-based novelist and editor. He was born in the UK and educated in France. Following a career in book publishing, he opened the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London. He now writes full-time. He has edited over twenty bestselling erotic anthologies and books on erotic photography, as well as many acclaimed crime collections. His novels include Its You That I Want to Kiss, Because She Thought She Loved Me and On Tenderness Express, all three recently collected and reprinted in the USA as Skin in Darkness. Other books include Life in the World of Women, The State of Montana, Kiss Me Sadly, Confessions of a Romantic Pornographer, I Was Waiting For You and, recently, Ekaterina and the Night. In 2006 he published American Casanova, a major erotic novel which he edited and on which fifteen of the top erotic writers in the world collaborated, and his collected erotic short stories as Fools For Lust. He compiles two annual acclaimed series for the Mammoth list: Best New Erotica and Best British Crime. He is a winner of the Anthony and the Karel Awards, a frequent TV and radio broadcaster, a past crime columnist for the Guardian newspaper and Literary Director of Londons Crime Scene Festival.

The Mammoth Book of Street Art

The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women

The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 11

The Mammoth Book of Irish Humour

The Mammoth Book of Unexplained Phenomena

The Mammoth Book of Futuristic Romance

The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10

The Mammoth Book of Combat

The Mammoth Book of Quick & Dirty Erotica

The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic

The Mammoth Book of New Sudoku

The Mammoth Book of Zombies!

The Mammoth Book of Angels and Demons

The Mammoth Book of the Rolling Stones

The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF

The Mammoth Book of Westerns

The Mammoth Book of Prison Breaks

The Mammoth Quiz Book

The Mammoth Book of Erotic Photography, Vol. 4

The Mammoth Book of ER Romance

The Mammoth Book of More Dirty, Sick, X-Rated and Politically Incorrect Jokes

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 26

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24

The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals

The Mammoth Book of Shark Attacks

The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 12

The Mammoth Book of The Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes

The Mammoth Book of Covert Ops

The Mammoth Book of Formula One

The Mammoth Book of Freddie Mercury and Queen

Introduction and collection 1996, 2014 by Maxim Jakubowski.

THE DIAMOND WAGER by Samuel Dashiell, 1929 by Samuel Dashiell. First appeared in Detective Fiction Weekly. Copyright not renewed.

FLIGHT TO NOWHERE by Charles Williams, 1955 by Charles Williams. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of Abner Stein. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE TASTING MACHINE by Paul Cain, 1949 by Peter Ruric. First appeared in Gourmet as by Peter Ruric.

FINDERS KILLERS! by John D. MacDonald, 1953 by John D. MacDonald. First appeared in Detective Story Magazine. Reproduced by permission of Vanessa Holt Ltd. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE MURDERING KIND! by Robert Turner 1953, Robert Turner. First appeared in Detective Tales.

CIGARETTE GIRL by James M. Cain, 1952 by Flying Eagle Publications, Inc. First published in Manhunt. Reprinted by permission of Harold Ober Associates. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE GETAWAY by Gil Brewer, 1976 by Gil Brewer. First appeared in Mystery. Reproduced by permission of A. M. Heath & Co. Ltd. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

PREVIEW OF MURDER by Robert Leslie Bellem, 1949 by Robert Leslie Bellem. First appeared in Thrilling Detective Magazine. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

FOREVER AFTER by Jim Thompson, 1960 by Jim Thompson. First appeared in Shock. Reproduced by permission of Vanessa Holt Ltd. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE BLOODY TIDE by Day Keene, 1950 by Day Keene. First appeared in Black Mask Magazine. Reproduced by permission of Al James on behalf of the Estate of Day Keene. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

DEATH COMES GIFT-WRAPPED by William P. McGivern, 1950 by William P. McGivern. First appeared in Black Mask Magazine. Reproduced by permission of Maureen Daly McGivern on behalf of the Estate of William P. McGivern. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE GIRL BEHIND THE HEDGE by Mickey Spillane, 1954 by Mickey Spillane. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of the author. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

ONE ESCORT - MISSING OR DEAD by Roger Torrey, 1940 by Roger Torrey. First appeared in Detective Aces.

DONT BURN YOUR CORPSES BEHIND YOU by William Rough, 1954. First appeared in Detective Story Magazine.

A CANDLE FOR THE BAG LADY by Lawrence Block, 1968 by Lawrence Block. First appeared in Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine. Reproduced by permission of the author. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

BLACK PUDDING by David Goodis, 1954 by David Goodis. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of A. M. Heath & Co. Ltd. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

A MATTER OF PRINCIPAL by Max Allan Collins, 1989 by Max Allan Collins. First appeared in Stalkers. Reproduced by permission of the author. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

CITIZENS ARREST by Charles Willeford, 1966 by Charles Willeford. First appeared in Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine. Reproduced by permission of Abner Stein. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

SLEEPING DOG by Ross Macdonald, 1965 by Ross Macdonald. First appeared in Argosy. Reproduced by permission of David Higham Associates. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

THE WENCH IS DEAD by Fredric Brown, 1953 by Fredric Brown. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of A. M. Heath & Co. Ltd. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

SO DARK FOR APRIL by Howard Browne, 1953 by Howard Browne. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of the author. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

WE ARE ALL DEAD by Bruno Fischer, 1955 by Bruno Fischer. First appeared in Manhunt. Reproduced by permission of Ruth Fischer on behalf of the Estate of Bruno Fischer. Appeared in The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction edited by Maxim Jakubowksi (Robinson, 1996).

DEATH IS A VAMPIRE by Robert Bloch, 1944 by Robert Bloch. First appeared in