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A Swell-Looking Babe

Paperback • 1991 • English • 1. edition

A Swell-Looking Babe

By Jim Thompson

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

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.

Classic crime and mystery fiction
Classic science fiction
Science fiction: space opera

Book details

ISBN

9780679733119

Publisher

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Published year

1991

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

A Swell-Looking Babe

Format

Paperback

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1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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