His Name Was Death

Relentlessly twisting and blackly funny, this noir novel by Fredric Brown is a portrait of a seemingly upstanding print shop owner in mid-twentieth-century Los Angeles, who has successfully murdered his wife- and is now feeling quite confident about his criminal skills.

As victims start falling like dominoes, this fast-paced tale works its way to a memorable end, marking a masterwork by this celebrated author of mysteries and crime thrillers.