Bill Saunders kills a man in a pub brawl. Fleeing, he hides out in the apartment of lonely shop assistant Jane Wharton. Later, despite misgivings about his violent nature, Jane becomes involved with Bill, who resolves to reform. She gets him a job with her aunt and things are looking up untill Bill'
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
β Scribed by Butler, Gerald
- Book ID
- 108323218
- Year
- 1940
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 112 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Bill Saunders kills a man in a pub brawl. Fleeing, he hides out in the apartment of lonely shop assistant Jane Wharton. Later, despite misgivings about his violent nature, Jane becomes involved with Bill, who resolves to reform. She gets him a job with her aunt and things are looking up untill Bill's past catches up with him.
Unavailable for several years, this classic thriller of the "hard-boiled" genre has been compared to the work of James M. Cain and Graham Greene. "A tight narrative of recklessness, of ruthlessness".--Kirkus
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