Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories written by Bill Pronzini and published by Constable. This book was released on 2004 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its roots in the American private detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are 26 of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye.