Charles Ardai
Charles Ardai is the founder and editor of Hard Case Crime as well as an award-winning author. His five novels include the Shamus Award-winning SONGS OF INNOCENCE, which the Washington Post called “an instant classic.” In addition to the Shamus, Ardai has received the Edgar Allan Poe and Ellery Queen Awards. He was a writer and producer for six years on the TV series HAVEN, inspired by Stephen King’s first Hard Case Crime novel, THE COLORADO KID. King has called him “a true renaissance man” and “a master of the short story.” Ardai lives in New York.
Books
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Black is the Night
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- Paperback
- Released:
- 24 Jun 2025
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This anthology of exclusive new short stories offers tribute to the master of the pulp era – Cornell Woolrich, who …
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Death Comes Too Late
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- Paperback
- Released:
- 12 Mar 2024
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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME – 20 UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDER CHARLES ARDAI
Since …
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Black is the Night
- Format:
- Hardback
- Released:
- 4 Oct 2022
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An anthology of exclusive new short stories in tribute to the master of pulp era crime writing, Cornell Woolrich. Woolrich, …
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The Nice Guys: The Official Movie Novelization
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- Mass Market Paperback
- Released:
- 10 May 2016
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The official novelization of the upcoming comedic detective thriller, The Nice Guys, starring Oscar Award Winner Russell Crowe, Oscar Award …
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Gabriel Hunt Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear
- Format:
- Mass Market Paperback
- Released:
- 25 Apr 2014
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From the towers of Manhattan to the jungles of South America, from the sands of the Sahara to the frozen …