James M. Cain

Broschiertes Buch

The Cocktail Waitress

Beschreibung

Following her husband's death, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome schemer and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an offer of marriage...

Autor

James M Cain achieved worldwide overnight fame when he published his first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, in 1934. The classics Double Indemnity and Mildred Pierce followed, reinforcing Cain's reputation as the great chronicler of crimes of passion, typically set against a working-class backdrop during the Great Depression. His books have inspired many classic movies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Titan Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 128mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 264g
• ISBN-13: 9781781160343
• ISBN-10: 1781160341
• Artikelnr.: 36699811