The Cocktail Waitress

The Cocktail Waitress
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Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781781160350
ISBN-13 : 178116035X
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Book Synopsis The Cocktail Waitress by : James M. Cain

Download or read book The Cocktail Waitress written by James M. Cain and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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... The last, lost crime novel by one of the greatest noir novelists of all time, author of Mildred Pierce, Double Indemnity, and The Postman Always Rings Twice. Now published for the very first time - including an afterword by editor Charles Ardai!


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