About this title: A Phi Beta Kappa scholar succeeds in turning himself into a vicious and immoral criminal, whose contempt for law, order and human life drives him relentlessly into a career of unrelieved evil. He escapes from a chain gang and joins a pack of gangsters but his past overtakes him.
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Description: Collectible; Like New. NR MINT *1ST IMPRESSION* 1997 SERPENT'S TAIL PAPERBACK, STRIKING ORIGINAL REX RAY COVER ILLUSTRATION; IMMEDIATE 1st Class/Airmail dispatch fromUK-BASED CRIME FICTION COLLECTION. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Date Published: 15/12/1996
ISBN-13:9781852424336ISBN:1852424338
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Date Published: 12/1/1996
ISBN-13:9781852424336ISBN:1852424338
Description: Very Good. 1852424338 SOFTCOVER NICE/CLEAN, HAS JUST A TAD COSMETIC EXTERIOR WEAR-BINDING TIGHT, PAGES CLEAN, NO HI-LIGHTING/UNDERLINING, MAY HAVE REMAINDER MARKS. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Consul, London
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 6 ¾"-9¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original pictorial soft covers. This is a Paperback original and this copy has NO previous inscriptions present. This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection of Alan Melzak (London) who had assembled a large Library of novels including Crime, Horror, Mystery and Detection on which movie thrillers have been based, and of which have a film noir quality about them.8vo 277pp First ... read more
"A hard-boiled classic. While McCoy is mainly known for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", this book is his masterpiece. It deserves to be rediscovered."
"from the first line this novel takes off with a whirlwind topped only by Jim Thompson at his best. Read this before They Shoot Horses Don't They, indeed was the only reason why I read that book, and in all honesty I couldn;t get enough. One of the more graphic sex and violence novels from that era. I cannot imagine how they got away with making a film of this at that time......"
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