{"product_id":"the-getaway-paperback-1","title":"The Getaway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic heist thriller that inspired the film starring Steve McQueen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My favorite crime novelist--often imitated but never duplicated.\" --Stephen King, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when his shot doesn't hit the mark--for the first time in his long criminal career--everything starts falling apart. Soon, Doc realizes the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Getaway\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake starring Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed. But as Thompson has proved time and again--nobody's ever done it better than the master. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best suspense writer going, bar none.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The master of the American groin-kick novel.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Vanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"My man in crime fiction.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jo Nesb , #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Harry Hole novels\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Cornell Woolrich would have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring, Jim Thompson would be it ... His work casts a dazzling light on the human condition.\" \u003cb\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003ewhen 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Killing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e). Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e(1955), and \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556391285029,"sku":"9780316403979","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/SeuyU209Kk9780316403979.webp?v=1781371151","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-getaway-paperback-1","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}