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David Goodis

    David Goodis was an American noir fiction writer, known for his gritty and suspenseful tales set in the criminal underworld. His works often delve into themes of guilt, fate, and the futile struggle against overwhelming odds. Goodis masterfully evoked atmospheres of dread and despair, placing his characters in morally ambiguous situations where the lines between right and wrong blur. His writing style is characterized by a brisk pace and economical dialogue, lending his narratives a sense of urgency and raw intensity.

    Nightfall
    Carrer sense retorn
    Am Ende der Nacht. Mit e. Nachw. u. e. ausgew. Filmographie von Andre Simonoviescz.
    Der Mond in der Gosse. Einf. v. Martin Compart. Nachw. v. Florian Marzin
    Vigileu aquesta dona
    Shoot the Piano Player
    • Shoot the Piano Player

      • 158 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Once upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in Philadelphia. But then two people walk into Eddie's life—the first promising Eddie a future, the other dragging him back into a treacherous past.Shoot the Piano Player is a bittersweet and nerve-racking exploration of different kinds of loyalty: the kind a man owes his family, no matter how bad that family is; the kind a man owes a woman; and, ultimately, the loyalty he owes himself. The result is a moody thriller that, like the best hard-boiled fiction, carries a moral depth charge.

      Shoot the Piano Player
      4.1
    • Vigileu aquesta dona

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Clara, una dona cruel i ambiciosa que oculta un passat molt tormentós, es casa amb George Ervin per escalar el lloc que desitja en la societat. Però després de la seva arribada a la casa, la vida de George, Evelyn -filla d'un anterior matrimoni d'aquest- i de la vella criada es converteix en un veritable infern. Clara s'ha desquiciat i la seva calculada perversitat s'ha transformat en desenfrenada violència. Tanmateix, ignora que algunes persones del seu entorn estan arribant al límit de la seva paciència. Qui tindrà el valor d'acabar amb aquesta bruixa?

      Vigileu aquesta dona
      3.0
    • Carrer sense retorn

      • 171 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Whitey és acusat injustament de matar un policia i es veu atrapat en els esquemes de tres gàngsters brutals.

      Carrer sense retorn
      2.5
    • Nightfall

      • 175 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Mit e. Biblio- und Filmographie v. Compart, Martin

      Nightfall
      3.6
    • In the rough end of Philadelphia, docker William Kerrigan obsesses over the mysterious suicide of his sister. Into a dive bar walks Lorretta Channing the beautiful, enigmatic socialite and sister of Newton the drunk. Loretta's the impossible dream, the escape route from his hellhole existence, but maybe she holds the key to his sister's death.

      La lune dans le caniveau - Texte intégral
      3.3
    • Eddie, ein gescheiterter Pianist, lebt in einer Kneipe und versucht, seine tragische Vergangenheit zu vergessen. Als sein Bruder um Hilfe bittet, bleibt er hart, doch die Situation zwingt ihn zur Flucht in sein Elternhaus. Dort entwickelt sich eine zarte Beziehung zu einer Kellnerin, bevor das Unvermeidliche geschieht.

      Schießen Sie auf den Pianisten. Roman
    • Cauchemar

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Il y a des moments où un homme est contraint de laisser derrière lui tout ce qu'il a été. Tout. Vincent Perry est confronté à cette décision. Sa fuite de prison a réussi, mais aucun endroit où se réfugier n'est assez sûr. Il n'existe qu'une seule issue : se mettre entre les mains de ce chirurgien de pacotille, lui faire confiance aveuglément et acheter un nouveau visage. N'importe quel visage...

      Cauchemar
    • Schiessen Sie auf den Poeten

      Das grosse David-Goodis-Buch ; [zwei Romane, zwei Stories] - Sonderband zum Sonderpreis

      • 508 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      Schiessen Sie auf den Poeten