The Rip-Off - Couverture souple

Thompson, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0445406690 ISBN 13 : 9780445406698

Editeur : Mysterious Pr, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Thompson Jim

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Britton Rainstar never knew he could love a woman as deeply as he does Manuela Aloe and be so terrified of her at the same time. It's not just that he thinks she's out of his league. It's more that the longer he stays with her, the closer to death he seems to come. A vicious dog is somehow let loose in his hotel room. He's threatened at gunpoint by a man in a skeleton costume. And when he finally ends up in the hospital, someone pushes his wheelchair down the stairs.

Nothing anything like this has ever happened to Britt before--and while Manuela's never around when the so-called "accidents" happen, neither can Britt prove she's behind the many threats on his life. Is a rival for Manuela's affections trying to chase him away? Is there more to Manuela herself than meets the eye? Whatever it is, Britt better find out fast--before whoever's after him hits their mark, and the man who never thought he'd land the ultimate girl ends up paying the ultimate price.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detectivewhen he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also co-wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films The Killing and Paths of Glory). Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including The Killer Inside Me (1952), After Dark My Sweet(1955), and The Grifters (1963).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mysterious Pr
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0445406690
• ISBN 13: 9780445406698
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible