Description
Product ID: | 9781781160343 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Cocktail Waitress |
Authors: | Author: James M. Cain |
Page Count: | 288 |
Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Following her husband's death, beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet. At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her, a handsome schemer and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a $50,000 tip and an offer of marriage... "The Cocktail Waitress will involve you, and then shock you with an ending you''ll never forget. This is a true rarity: a reader''s novel that''s also a literary event." - Stephen King 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... |
Imprint Name: | Titan Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Titan Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2013-07-22 |