The cocktail waitress
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Published
London : Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd, September 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First Hard Case Crime edition.
ISBN
9781781160329, 1781160325
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Fiction - Mystery | MYSTERY CAIN,J 2012 | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
More Details
Published
London : Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd, September 2012.
Edition
First Hard Case Crime edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781781160329, 1781160325
Notes
General Note
"A Hard Case Crime novel."
General Note
"The lost final novel by James M. Cain"--Dust jacket.
General Note
"Original cover painting by Michael Koelsch for Hard Case Crime"--Dust jacket.
General Note
"Featuring a 4,000-word afterword by Hard Case Crime editor Charles Ardai discussing the book, its discovery, and the process of editing Cain's original manuscripts"--Publisher's website, viewed 24 July 2023.
Description
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 final novel written by James M. Cain and never before published.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cain, J. M. 1., Ardai, C., & Koelsch, M. (2012). The cocktail waitress (First Hard Case Crime edition.). Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cain, James M. 1892-1977, Charles, Ardai and Michael, Koelsch. 2012. The Cocktail Waitress. Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cain, James M. 1892-1977, Charles, Ardai and Michael, Koelsch. The Cocktail Waitress Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cain, James M. 1892-1977,, Charles Ardai, and Michael Koelsch. The Cocktail Waitress First Hard Case Crime edition., Titan Books, a division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd, 2012.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.