{"product_id":"the-getaway-jim-thompson-paperback","title":"The Getaway -- Jim Thompson, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic heist thriller that inspired the film starring Steve McQueen.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\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\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Jim Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best suspense writer going, bar none.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The master of the American groin-kick novel.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Vanity Fair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"My man in crime fiction.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Jo Nesb , #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Harry Hole novels\u003c\/strong\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.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jim Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Little, Brown Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/5\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780316403979\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51740880994603,"sku":"9780316403979","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780316403979.jpg?v=1774819481","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-getaway-jim-thompson-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}