Bibliograph

High Sierra ;, The asphalt jungle, W.R Burnett ; [introduction by Cullen Gallagher]

Type

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High Sierra ;, The asphalt jungle, W.R Burnett ; [introduction by Cullen Gallagher]

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

High Sierra ;

Oclc number

1326283097

Responsibility statement

W.R Burnett ; [introduction by Cullen Gallagher]

Sub title

The asphalt jungle

Summary

High Sierra: Big Mac buys Roy Earle's pardon because he needs a gunman on a heist job in California. There are three of them in on it besides Roy: Red, Babe and Louis, the inside man. But Roy didn't figure on Marie, Babe's girl. At first Roy wants Marie out of there, but he soon realizes that she's got more brains than the other three put together. Besides, she makes good company. But Roy's heart already belongs to Velma, a club-footed girl he meets on the road. She reminds him of his youth, and better days... before life hardened his heart. But Velma's heart belongs to another. And Roy's got a job to do. And now Babe's out of the picture, and it's just Roy and Marie ..The Asphalt Jungle: When Riemenschneider is released from prison, he heads right to Cobby the bookie. Riemenschneider has the plans for the perfect jewel heist, a place ripe for the picking. Cobby has got the connections. But first of all, they need cash. And that's where Emmerich comes in. Emmerich, a smooth criminal lawyer, has always got plenty, plus connections of his own. So they pull in Gus as the driver, Bellini as the safe man, and Dix as strongarm. This could be the perfect crime. Except that Emmerich is broke and desperate-and that's where everything starts to go wrong

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