{"product_id":"fast-one-gutter-books-9781939751362","title":"Fast One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vigilante Crime Edition of \"the most hard-boiled novel of the 1930s,\" complete with new intriduction, Dramatis Personae, and a bonus essay: \"What Was Paul Cain Hiding?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the last days of Prohibition and the first days of the Depression and East Coast crime bosses are vying for control of Los Angeles. Caught in the middle of the intrigues is Gerry Kells, a former New York enforcer now living a life of ease on the West Coast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the fiercely independent Kells rejects the appeals of various crime bosses who want to make use of his talents, powerful forces align against him. Being framed for a murder turns out to be the least of his troubles and as the stakes get higher, and the odds get longer, it's only Kells' nerve and toughness that keep him one step ahead of the law-and the reaper. Featuring one of the most brutal finales in crime fiction history, this lost 1933 masterpiece took hard-boiled writing as far is it safely could. Some say too far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gutter Books,Paul Cain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939751365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939751362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gutter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.53d","brand":"Gutter Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114116067583,"sku":"9781939751362","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c3751d8-5be6-4152-9fa6-80cf0459a558.jpg?v=1769619212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fast-one-gutter-books-9781939751362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}