Author: James M. Cain Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Noir, Crime, Thriller
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ISBNs: 9781781160343 1781160341 |
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Following her husbands 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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