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... Includes a 4,000 word feature on the locating of this "e;lost"e; Cain novel, by Hard Case Crime editor, Charles Ardai
| ISBN: | 9781781160350 |
| Publication date: | 21st September 2012 |
| Author: | James M Cain |
| Publisher: | Hard Case Crime |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |