Author
Jack Adrian
Jack Adrian (Christopher Lowder) was a British editor and writer who specialized in classic mystery and supernatural anthologies for Oxford University Press through the 1990s. He produced more than twenty themed collections drawing from the long-out-of-print British mystery shelf.
Reviews
3
Books on file
4
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Years active
1986-2002
Reviewed
Our reviews of Jack Adrian's work
Dashiell Hammett: A Retrospective Anthology
by Jack Adrian
A Jack Adrian-edited Hammett anthology. The Continental Op stories, the Maltese Falcon outtakes, and a useful editorial frame.
Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories
by Jack Adrian
The Jack Adrian and Bill Pronzini-edited hard-boiled crime anthology. One of the best curated anthologies of the form ever assembled.
Twelve Tales of Murder
by Jack Adrian
Twelve Tales of Murder edited by Jack Adrian review. A 1998 Oxford University Press anthology of obscure classic British mystery shorts.
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What we have said about Jack Adrian
The Jack Adrian and Bill Pronzini-edited hard-boiled crime anthology. One of the best curated anthologies of the form ever assembled.
A Jack Adrian-edited Hammett anthology. The Continental Op stories, the Maltese Falcon outtakes, and a useful editorial frame.
Twelve Tales of Murder edited by Jack Adrian review. A 1998 Oxford University Press anthology of obscure classic British mystery shorts.
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