The Paul Cain Omnibus

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480456860

<DIV><DIV><b>Fifteen stories and one novel&mdash;hard-boiled classics by an undisputed master</b></div><DIV><BR>Following gangsters, blackmailers, and gunmen through the underbelly of 1930s America on their journeys to do dark deeds, Paul Cain&rsquo;s stories are classics of his genre. The protagonists of ambiguous morality who populate Cain&rsquo;s work are portrayed with a cinematic flair for the grim hardness of their world.&#160;<i>Fast One</i>, Cain&rsquo;s only novel, was originally serialized in&#160;<i>Black Mask</i>&#160;in the 1930s. It introduces us to Gerry Kells, a hard-nosed criminal who still holds fast to his humanity in a Los Angeles that&rsquo;s crooked to the core.</div><DIV><BR>This collection presents Cain&rsquo;s classic crime writing to a contemporary audience.<BR><BR>This ebook features an introduction by Boris Dralyuk.</div><DIV></div></div>