{"product_id":"the-grifters-paperback","title":"The Grifters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndre Dubus\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Thompson's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for the critically acclaimed film by Stephen Frears and Martin Scorcese. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He has hundreds of friends and associates who could attest to his good character. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet, hidden behind three gaudy clown paintings in Roy's pallid hotel room, sits fifty-two thousand dollars -- the money Roy makes from his short cons, his \"grifting.\" For years, Roy has effortlessly maintained control over his house-of-cards life -- until the simplest con goes wrong, and he finds himself critically injured and at the mercy of the most dangerous woman he ever met: his own mother.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e when he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thompson also co-wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films The Killing and Paths of Glory). Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), and \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227191066873,"sku":"9780316404051","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MmkwSXV1aXowVHlzWDRrL0R4c2tqQT09.webp?v=1768278897","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-grifters-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}