* The primary heir to the two masters of American hard-boiled mysteries: Macdonald is a member of the trinity of our greatest detective writers, which also includes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. * The Dark Tunnel is back in print: The trade edition of Macdonalds first novel is back; it was last issued in mass market by Bantam in 1983.* New edition includes Bill Pronzinis introduction to the 1980 reissue: Pronzini, author of the Nameless Detective series and noted anthologist of over a hundred collections, provides a superb analysis of the books importance in the genre.