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James Crumley was born in Three Rivers, Texas and spent most of his childhood in South Texas. He served three years in the US Army before teaching at University of Texas at El Paso, University of Montana and University of Arkansas. He passed away in 2008. His private eye novels featuring Milo Milodragovitch and C. W. Sughrue are regarded as masterpieces of contemporary crime fiction, praised by Dennis Lehane, Ian Rankin and George Pelecanos. He was awarded the Dashiell Hammett Award for Best Literary Crime Novel and the CWA Silver Dagger Award.
An exceptionally good example of the private-eye novel. Crumley writes about damaged people seen through a haze of jaded romanticism Newsweek An exceptionally good example of the private-eye novel. Crumley writes about damaged people seen through a haze of jaded romanticism Newsweek If you like your detective fiction tough and tenacious, you will love James Crumley... No one does it better Houston Chronicle If you like your detective fiction tough and tenacious, you will love James Crumley... No one does it better Houston Chronicle
