The Getaway
by Jim Thompson.
First published 1958.
Published by Mulholland Books.
Paperback.
Published by Mulholland Books.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0316403970
ISBN-13: 978-0316403979
Description:
ISBN-13: 978-0316403979
Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive.
But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit
the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the
perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.
THE GETAWAY 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. The basis for
the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with
Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed
- but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than
the master.