A highly readable collection of articles and interviews about noir (or you may want to substitute "pulp") fiction. A great place to start if you have developed a liking for Chandler and Hammett and are looking to find other authors to read. Also helps when compiling a list of authors to watch out for in the used book store. This would have been better if the fiction section were longer and it left out the comic book and radio & TV sections. But that's my own bias speaking. ( )