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FAST ONE

By Gutter Books

FAST ONE

By Gutter Books

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The Vigilante Crime Edition of "the most hard-boiled novel of the 1930s," complete with new intriduction, Dramatis Personae, and a bonus essay: "What Was Paul Cain Hiding?"It's the last days of Prohibition and the first days of the Depression and East Coast crime bosses are vying for control of Los Angeles. Caught in the middle of the intrigues is Gerry Kells, a former New York enforcer now living a life of ease on the West Coast.
As the fiercely independent Kells rejects the appeals of various crime bosses who want to make use of his talents, powerful forces align against him. Being framed for a murder turns out to be the least of his troubles and as the stakes get higher, and the odds get longer, it's only Kells' nerve and toughness that keep him one step ahead of the law-and the reaper. Featuring one of the most brutal finales in crime fiction history, this lost 1933 masterpiece took hard-boiled writing as far is it safely could. Some say too far.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
234
Release Date:
2025-11-15
Publication Date:
2025-11-15
Publisher:
Gutter Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1939751365
ISBN13:
9781939751362
Weight:
300 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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