James M Cain
Author
Publisher
mysteriouspress.com
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Seventeen gripping tales from one of the toughest authors in the history of crime fiction They call him Lucky - but he has never had a lucky day in his life. A nineteen-year-old hobo just starting to ride the rails, he is hiding in the coal car when the railroad detective comes through. They get into a scuffle, and Lucky's hand finds a railroad spike. Before he knows it, he has smashed the investigator's head. If he hurries, he will get back to Los...
Author
Publisher
Hard Case Crime
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome young schemer who makes her blood race and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an unconventional offer of marriage... Includes a 4,000 word feature on the locating of this ?lost? Cain novel, by Hard Case Crime editor, Charles Ardai.