{"product_id":"the-getaway-3","title":"The Getaway","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic heist thriller that inspired the film starring Steve McQueen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My favorite crime novelist--often imitated but never duplicated.\" --Stephen King, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when his shot doesn't hit the mark--for the first time in his long criminal career--everything starts falling apart. Soon, Doc realizes the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Getaway\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake starring Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed. But as Thompson has proved time and again--nobody's ever done it better than the master. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best suspense writer going, bar none.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The master of the American groin-kick novel.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Vanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"My man in crime fiction.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jo Nesbø, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Harry Hole novels\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Cornell Woolrich would have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring, Jim Thompson would be it ... His work casts a dazzling light on the human condition.\" \u003cb\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943692665063,"sku":"9780316403979","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_32e38ceb-ee35-417c-965c-7dee17d3b8e7.jpg?v=1775335833","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-getaway-3","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}