Overview
A noir masterpiece returns: framed for his wife’s murder, an innocent man must assume a new identity in this thrilling crime classic
Rediscover the book that inspired the legendary Bogart and Bacall film
From undisputed master of crime writing David Goodis comes this unforgettable classic, which plunges readers into a world of pure urban dread and hallucinatory intensity. Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Vincent Parry breaks out of San Quentin and is forced to navigate the dangerous streets of San Francisco with a new face and no past. As he tries to evade the police, Parry finds himself trapped in a cityscape of paranoia, loneliness, and inescapable menace. Eighty years after its original publication, readers can rediscover the thriller that inspired the classic noir film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall—now reissued in a new paperback edition featuring the authoritative text from the Library of America Goodis edition.
Rediscover the book that inspired the legendary Bogart and Bacall film
From undisputed master of crime writing David Goodis comes this unforgettable classic, which plunges readers into a world of pure urban dread and hallucinatory intensity. Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Vincent Parry breaks out of San Quentin and is forced to navigate the dangerous streets of San Francisco with a new face and no past. As he tries to evade the police, Parry finds himself trapped in a cityscape of paranoia, loneliness, and inescapable menace. Eighty years after its original publication, readers can rediscover the thriller that inspired the classic noir film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall—now reissued in a new paperback edition featuring the authoritative text from the Library of America Goodis edition.
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