{"product_id":"9781480456860","title":"The Paul Cain Omnibus: Every Crime Story and the Novel Fast One as Originally Published","description":"\u003cb\u003eFifteen stories and one novel—hard-boiled classics by an undisputed master\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing gangsters, blackmailers, and gunmen through the underbelly of 1930s America on their journeys to do dark deeds, Paul Cain’s stories are classics of his genre. The protagonists of ambiguous morality who populate Cain’s work are portrayed with a cinematic flair for the grim hardness of their world. \u003ci\u003eFast One\u003c\/i\u003e, Cain’s only novel, was originally serialized in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1930s. It introduces us to Gerry Kells, a hard-nosed criminal who still holds fast to his humanity in a Los Angeles that’s crooked to the core.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection presents Cain’s classic crime writing to a contemporary audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an introduction by Boris Dralyuk.","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125593260272,"sku":"9781480456860","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480456860_p0.jpg?v=1763619948","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480456860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}