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The Getaway
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Jim Thompson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Orion Pub Co
Publication date
March 24, 2005
Pages
176
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780752864358
ISBN-10
0752864351
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.40 lbs.
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$13.75
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross. When it comes to pulling off the perfect bank job, Doc McCoy wrote the book. His partner Rudy Torrento, who is not only treacherous, but insane, and his wife is still an amateur. When the crime is big & bloody enough there is no such thing a clean getaway.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Classic crime novel by acclaimed author Jim Thompson - 'the best suspense writer going, bar none' NEW YORK TIMES The story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross, told with the unflinching eye of America's greatest crime writer. When it comes to pulling off the perfect bank job, Doc McCoy wrote the book. But with a partner like Rudy Torrento, who is not only treacherous but insane, and a wife who is still an amateur, McCoy has forgotten something: when the crime is big and bloody enough, there is no such thing as a clean getaway.
Editions
Paperback
With Laura Lippman (other contributor) |
Reprint edition from Mulholland Books (August 5, 2014)
9780316403979 | details & prices | 205 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.00
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Orion Pub Co (March 24, 2005)
9780752864358 | details & prices | 176 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $13.75
About: Story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross.
About: Story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross.
from Vintage Books (February 1, 1994)
9780679732501 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Doc McCoy's bank robbery is a success, but his getaway is complicated by a double-crossing accomplice
About: Doc McCoy's bank robbery is a success, but his getaway is complicated by a double-crossing accomplice
from Creative Arts Book Co (September 1, 1984)
9780916870751 | details & prices | List price $3.95
About: Classic crime novel by acclaimed author Jim Thompson - 'the best suspense writer going, bar none' NEW YORK TIMES The story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross, told with the unflinching eye of America's greatest crime writer.
About: Classic crime novel by acclaimed author Jim Thompson - 'the best suspense writer going, bar none' NEW YORK TIMES The story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross, told with the unflinching eye of America's greatest crime writer.
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