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The cocktail waitress, by James M. Cain

Label
The cocktail waitress, by James M. Cain
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The cocktail waitress
Oclc number
785873779
Responsibility statement
by James M. Cain
Series statement
A hard case crime novel, HCC-109
Summary
A rerelease of a classic tale. Following her husband's death in a suspicious car accident, beautiful widow Joan Medford must take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet and to have a chance of regaining custody of her 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
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