The last good kiss book

The 1978 publication of the last good kiss was a turning point not only in the career of its author james crumley but also in the crime genre itself. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in haightashbury for a decade. In 2007, the magazine mens journal named the last good kiss as number 12 on its list of top 15 thrillers of all time, and in newsweek, george pelecanos, crime author and coproducer of the hbo series the wire, rated crumleys the last good kiss as number 3 in his list of the five most important crime novels. His novel the last good kiss was referred to as the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years.

The last good kiss by james crumley, 9781784161583, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This novel, written in the style and literary traditions of the socalled hard boiled crime novel, tells the story of private investigator cw sughrues search for a runaway young woman, missing for ten years. Crumleys first published novel, 1969s one to count. Sughrue about five years ago, and it was wonderful to revisit the character to. In 2007, the magazine mens journal named the last good kiss as number 12 on its list of top 15 thrillers of all time, and in newsweek, george pelecanos, crime author and coproducer of the hbo series the wire, rated crumleys the last good kiss as number 3. When i turned 37 you were 19, taking me to a different garden each night. This thriller comes complete with femme fatales, corrupt politicians, a shootout, a chase scene, and an extremely high stakes scandal. The last good kiss book by james crumley thriftbooks. The last good kiss by james crumley great pick for 2020. James crumley, crime novelist, is dead at 68 the new york times. The last good kiss still blows me away, the complexity of the story, the flawed and damaged nature of the characters, the way it wove counter cultural themes and crime fiction together. Although praised by his fellow authors, up until about 1990, his books sold more in japan and france than they did stateside. His book the last good kiss has been described as the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years. The last good kiss by james crumley, first edition abebooks.

Pdf the last good kiss download full pdf book download. The last good kiss author james crumley formatbinding minimal wear. One of the most influential crime novels ever written. The last good kiss c w sughrue, book 1 by james crumley. Last good kiss has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Introduced in the last good kiss random house, 1978, he also starred.

Hes been described as a cross between raymond chandler and hunter s. I broke down and read it after i got tired of hearing fawning references to its immortal opening sentence when i finally caught up with abraham trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named fireball roberts in a. The last good kiss book king county library system. Seeing it brought back into print is probably the most exciting sight of my bookselling career to date. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. I first read about the exploits of crumleys endearingly amoral private detective c. Trahearne forced himself to kill a wounded enemy to transform into a warrior and was never able to turn himself back.

The last good kiss, book by james crumley paperback. Buy the last good kiss by james crumley online at alibris. I am a bastard child of raymond chandler without his books, my books. The last good kiss by james crumley signed first edition. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in haight. The last good kiss by james crumley, signed abebooks. James crumley books list of books by author james crumley. Sex and the city meets soul in this tale of tamara jones, a beautiful, ambitious, successful woman who is about to have her life turned upside down. Another was james crumleys crime novel, the last good kiss. You called when you lost your father last year, this year your mother. Brainy and lean, the kind who watched me sleep, you said i was too good for mascara. Last good kiss by james crumley, december 1, 1980, pocket edition, paperback in english last good kiss december 1, 1980 edition open library.

Heard about this book in an otto penzler compilation, in an intro where he called it the single greatest private eye novel written. The last good kiss book by janice pinnock official. James crumley 19392008 was an american author of hardboiled crime fiction. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a. Normal delivery times can be slightly delayed but we are working closely with our supply partners to get books to you efficiently and safely. Sughrue, a montana private eye, is hired to track down abraham trahearne, a failing author, and winds up searching for betty sue flowers, a woman who has been missing for ten years. Buy a cheap copy of the last good kiss book by james crumley. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Sughrue, a montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar.

And in the last good kiss, crumley uses it to explore the battered bars and small towns of seventies postvietnam war american. You can currently purchase books and our new surprise reads from our website. The last good kiss c w sughrue, book 1 by james crumley book cover, description, publication history. Tough, hardboiled, and brilliantly suspenseful, the last good kiss is an unforgettable detective story starring c. The last good kiss is one of those novels that makes the latent writer in you provided youre male and have a proclivity for characters that drink hard, live hard and enact pretty egregious violence upon others and themselves want to get out the old remington and. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The novel is set in the west everywhere from montana to colorado, nevada, oregon and california. Full of drama, attitude, and glamour, the last good kiss follows tamara jones, a sexy, savvy businesswoman who is blessed and cursed by six sometimesselfish, yet always supportive girlfriends who all take on the. Crumleys breathtakingly violent books swept the hardboiled.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the last good kiss. Last good kiss december 1, 1980 edition open library. The last good kiss starts off with cw sughrue being paid to search for an alcoholic, larger than life, norman mailertype writer called abraham. Not only did i love this private eye mystery for its inclusion of fireball, the beer slurping bulldog, but it also included a volkswagon bug, my own beloved first car. Sughrue and trahearne are both veterans, of vietnam. Sughrue and trahearne are both veterans, of vietnam and wwii respectively. One of the most influential crime novels ever written, by a legend of the genre.

Full of drama, attitude, and glamour, the last good kiss follows tamara jones, a sexy, savvy businesswoman who is blessed and cursed by six sometimesselfish, yet always supportive girlfriends who all take on the tribulations of friends, family, and of course, love. See all books authored by james crumley, including the last good kiss, and the wrong case, and more on. The last good kiss, a novel by crumley, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The last good kiss pdf download full pdf read book page. Originally published in 1978, the last good kiss is the book that made me fall in love with crime fiction and fall further in love with reading.