"Helen is in Reno for her second divorce and staying with Mrs. Krantz and her daughter Rachel at their boarding house. Mrs. Krantz's drinking companion, Laura Pollicker, lives next door. That night she is murdered, and Helen discovers the body and wastes no time in returning to the San Francisco house she shares with his sister Georgia. How could she know that the very man who meets and marries her sister only days later is the same man who had slit Mrs Pollicker's throat. Sam Wild is a powerful man, tall, muscular, with ...
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"Helen is in Reno for her second divorce and staying with Mrs. Krantz and her daughter Rachel at their boarding house. Mrs. Krantz's drinking companion, Laura Pollicker, lives next door. That night she is murdered, and Helen discovers the body and wastes no time in returning to the San Francisco house she shares with his sister Georgia. How could she know that the very man who meets and marries her sister only days later is the same man who had slit Mrs Pollicker's throat. Sam Wild is a powerful man, tall, muscular, with very little control over his emotions. His friend Mart watches out for him, but Sam sometimes just can t help himself he has to kill. Now he's got a rich wife with an attractive sister, and he s just biding his time until he can take over Georgia's money and get rid of her, too. But that's when Helen steps in with some plans of her own."--
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Add this copy of Deadlier Than the Male to cart. $457.00, good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1942 by Duell, Sloan & Pearce.
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Good in Poor jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by Author First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 277 pages. Signed by author on the front free endpaper: "To Dick My good friend-Jim Gunn." The book is in good condition with some bumping to corners of the covers/shelfwear. The dust jacket is in poor condition with heavy shelf-wear and some browning. There is heavy rubbing along all edges, with some chips and tears. there is a 2" piece that is torn from the top of the front panel but still there in a protective cover. There is also some fading to the spine. Red cloth binding, blue/red/white dust jacket. This is a first edition of the first novel from James Gunn, and the basis for the movie "Born to Kill."
Add this copy of Deadlier Than the Male to cart. $857.00, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1942 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce.
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Fine book in wrappers. 277 pages First edition. Advance reading copy with the publication date (April 23 1942) stamped on the first sheet. Also included is a small typed letter signed by Jack Hurdon, the editor at Duell. Pre-publication copy of his first book made into the 1947 film noir "Born To Kill". Near fine book with the spine slightly worn and faded in wrappers. A beautiful copy!
Add this copy of Deadlier Than the Male to cart. $1,257.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1942 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Boards slightly soiled, else about fine in a price-clipped, just about fine dust jacket with a slight tear on the front panel, and a little light overall soiling. A very nice copy of the author's first book, a noir classic that was the basis for the 1947 film *Born to Kill* directed by Robert Wise, and featuring Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, and Walter Slezak.
