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. 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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