KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1946]. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. edition. A dark mystery. The violent protaganist kills a man and eventually lands in jail for another crime. A woman whom, he can't stay away from, tries to keep him out of trouble. A witness to the murder comes forward and the woman murders him. "A tight narrative of recklessness, ruthlessness, which in its way is holding." - Kirkus Review, 28 February, 1946. Basis for the film noir of the same title with Burt Lancaster and Joan Fontaine. [Reference: Hubin, p. 123. Johnson, The Dark Page (1), p. 42. Selby, Dark City: The Film Noir, 220. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), pp. 159-160]. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and light wear to the spine ends, mild edge rubbing and a tiny closed tear to the base of the front panel. (23570). Item #23570
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