Vintage crime/Black Lizard
A Swell-Looking Babe
by Jim Thompson· 2014
The Manton looks like a respectable hotel. Dusty Rhodes looks like a selfless young man working as a bellhop. And the woman in 1004 looks like an angel. But sometimes looks can kill, as Jim Thompson demonstrates in this vision of the crime novel as gothic.
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Vintage BooksCentipede Press2014-10ISBN 9781613471241
Cloth BoundHeadbandsRibbon Marker
Limited to 300 copiesArtist Signed
Cover Artist: Patrick LoehrIllustrator: Patrick LoehrCover Artist: Paul WedlakeIllustrator: Paul Wedlake
The Manton looks like a respectable hotel. Dusty Rhodes looks like a selfless young man working as a bellhop. And the woman in 1004 looks like an angel. But sometimes looks can kill, as Jim Thompson demonstrates in this vision of the crime novel as gothic.