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It took some doing, but Duke Webster is out of prison. Val Valenty arranged the parole, and now the onetime prizefighter and boxing coach is his puppet, breaking his back on Valenty's farm in exchange for a pittance. But Valenty is about to find out that boxing men never take orders without a scrap. The trouble begins when Webster meets Valenty's wife. A barrel-shaped woman whose extreme weight makes her old before her time, Holly stays fat on Valenty's cooking—meat, potatoes, and endless gravy. Webster puts her on a diet, slimming her down the way he would train an over-the-hill pro in search of a comeback. But as her waistline shrinks and her beauty emerges, Valenty gets jealous—putting them on course for a bloody confrontation where only the hungry will survive.
This gritty, surprising tale comes from the acclaimed author of
and
—a writer with "an empathy for losers and society's lost souls" (
).
"Cain is one novelist who has something to teach just about any writer, and delight just about any reader." —Anne Rice, #1
–bestselling author of
"Entertaining and cleverly plotted." —
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About James M. Cain
James M. Cain (1892–1977) was one of the most important authors in the history of crime fiction. Born in Maryland, he became a journalist after giving up on a childhood dream of singing opera. After two decades writing for newspapers in Baltimore, New York, and the army—and a brief stint as the managing editor of the
—Cain moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s. While writing for the movies, he turned to fiction, penning the novella
(1934). This tightly wound tale of passion, murder, and greed became one of the most controversial bestsellers of its day, and remains one of the foremost examples of American noir writing. It set the tone for Cain’s next few novels, including
(1937),
(1941),
(1943), and
(1947). Several of his books became equally successful noir films, particularly the classic 1940s adaptations of
and
. Cain moved back to Maryland in 1948. Though he wrote prolifically until his death, Cain remains most famous for his early work.
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