London: Hard Case Crime. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; James Cain's final novel, not . published prior to this Hard Case Crime edition. Book with toned edges and . minor top edge wrinkling to jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Following her husband's death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her young son. 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. .

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A one-time editor at The New Yorker and a lifelong journalist, James Mallahan 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 in 1936 and 1941, 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 a number of classic movies, including Billy Wilder's Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Double Indemnity , which was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time.

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Bookseller: Blackbird Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8387
Title: THE COCKTAIL WAITRESS
Author: Cain, James M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; James Cain's final novel, not published prior to this Hard Case Crime edition. Book wit
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 1781160325
ISBN 13: 9781781160329
Publisher: Hard Case Crime
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2012
Bookseller catalogs: Mysteries & Thrillers; Mystery & Suspense / C;

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