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A noir masterpiece returns: framed for his wife’s murder, an innocent man must assume a new identity in this thrilling crime classic

Rediscover the book that inspired the legendary Bogart and Bacall film


From undisputed master of crime writing David Goodis comes this unforgettable classic, which plunges readers into a world of pure urban dread and hallucinatory intensity. Wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, Vincent Parry breaks out of San Quentin and returns to San Francisco, where h...