Fast One is possibly the toughest tough-guy and most brutal gangster story ever written. Set in Depression Los Angeles it has a surreal quality that is positively hypnotic. It is the saga of gunman-gambler Gerry Kells and his dipso lover S. Granquist (she has no first name), who rearrange the LA underworld and "disappear" in an explosive climax that matches their first appearance. The pace is incredible and relentless and the complex plot with its twists and turns defies summary. One Los Angeles reviewer called the book 'a ... Read More
Fast One is possibly the toughest tough-guy and most brutal gangster story ever written. Set in Depression Los Angeles it has a surreal quality that is positively hypnotic. It is the saga of gunman-gambler Gerry Kells and his dipso lover S. Granquist (she has no first name), who rearrange the LA underworld and "disappear" in an explosive climax that matches their first appearance. The pace is incredible and relentless and the complex plot with its twists and turns defies summary. One Los Angeles reviewer called the book 'a ceaseless welter of bloodshed'; while the Saturday Review of Literature thought it 'the hardest-boiled yarn of a decade.' Fast One was originally a collection of stories featuring the gambler/gunman Kells. The tales ran in Black Mask magazine from 1931-1932 Read Less
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $17.91, good condition, Sold by Hamelyn rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coslada, SP, SPAIN, published 1994 by Vintage.
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $239.37, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 1978.
Add this copy of Fast One: Blackmask Online to cart. $21.95, good condition, Sold by Mahler Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pflugerville, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Blackmask Online.
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Good. 159654015X. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. The book has some shelfwear. Some scattered underlined passages and margin marks: most pages are clean.; 12 x 10 x 3 inches; 148 pages.
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Black Lizard.
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Near Fine. First Black Lizard edition. Introduction by David A. Bowman. Mass market paperback. Pages slightly age-toned, modest rubbing on wrappers, near fine.
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $32.00, like new condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Black Lizard.
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Popular Library.
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $57.00, very good condition, Sold by Waverley Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by AVON..
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Avon reprint edition. A Vg. + to Nf. Copy in pictorial printed wrappers. (Crease at spine. Traces of mild shelf wear to edges of covers. )
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $67.00, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by Avon (178).
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $71.95, very good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1948 by Avon (178).
Add this copy of Fast One to cart. $72.00, good condition, Sold by King Crab Books LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Shaw (Bonded Mystery 10).
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VG- 144 p. 1st (digest-sized) paperback edition from Shaw (A Bonded Mystery #10), 1943. VERY GOOD MINUS. chipped edges, tanning to cheap paper. Still a decent copy of a scarce book, still considered the quintessential Hardboiled detective novel.
