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Tough, hardboiled, and brilliantly suspenseful, the last good kiss is an unforgettable detective story starring c. Books by james crumley author of the last good kiss. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cds or access codes. Although praised by his fellow authors, up until about 1990, his books sold more in japan and france than they did stateside. Sughrue, a montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar.
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An extraordinary detective story from one of the great american crime fiction authors. James crumley, ian rankin goodreads author introduction isbn. Publication date 19801201 topics nonclassifiable publisher pocket. Raymond chandler michael connelly james lee burke jim thompson dennis lehane john le carre mac donald john d charles mc carry charles mc carry larry mc murtry. His novel the last good kiss was referred to as the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years. The last good kiss ebook by james crumley rakuten kobo. Payne uncovers another link to the towns frontier past and finds that a prominent cedar rapids family guards. Sarah jane pullman is a good cop with a complicated past. Crumleys first published novel, 1969s one to count. The last good kiss, written in 1978, is a novel many fans of crime fiction have never heard of.
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