Author: | Paul Cain | ISBN: | 1230000274278 |
Publisher: | Classic Mysteries | Publication: | October 15, 2014 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Paul Cain |
ISBN: | 1230000274278 |
Publisher: | Classic Mysteries |
Publication: | October 15, 2014 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
The edgiest pulp novel ever written. Fast One was originally a collection of stories featuring the gambler/gunman Kells. This work has been occasionally republished. Raymond Chandler considered this novel "the high point in the ultra hard-boiled manner."
Little is known about the life of writer George Carrol Sims, who used the pseudoynms Paul Cain for his pulp career, and Peter Ruric for his tasks as a screenwriter. Sims was that rarest of creatures--a succesful novelist and Hollywood scribe. He also dated the actress Gertrude Michael, and the character of Granquist in Fast One was based on her.
The edgiest pulp novel ever written. Fast One was originally a collection of stories featuring the gambler/gunman Kells. This work has been occasionally republished. Raymond Chandler considered this novel "the high point in the ultra hard-boiled manner."
Little is known about the life of writer George Carrol Sims, who used the pseudoynms Paul Cain for his pulp career, and Peter Ruric for his tasks as a screenwriter. Sims was that rarest of creatures--a succesful novelist and Hollywood scribe. He also dated the actress Gertrude Michael, and the character of Granquist in Fast One was based on her.