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Gerald Butler (writer)
Gerald Alfred Butler (31 July 1907 – 1 February 1988) was an English crime, thriller and pulp writer and screenwriter. He was sometimes referred to as the "''English James M. Cain''", and his characters were noted as amoral and hardboiled. His novels include the best-seller '' Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'' (1940), as well as '' They Cracked Her Glass Slipper'' (1941), '' Their Rainbow Had Black Edges'' (1943), '' Mad with Much Heart'' (1945), '' Slippery Hitch'' (1948), '' Choice of Two Women'' (1951), and his late career come-back '' There Is a Death, Elizabeth'' (1972). His stories have been translated and published in multiple languages, including French, Swedish, German, and Finnish. Four of his novels were optioned by film production companies, including Warner Brothers Pictures (''Slippery Hitch'', unmade), Eagle-Lion Films (''Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'', unmade), Charles K. Feldman Group Productions (''Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'', unmade), Norma Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choice Of Two Women
''Choice of Two Women'' is a 1951 crime fiction, crime thriller (genre), thriller novel by English writer Gerald Butler (writer), Gerald Butler. It was his sixth novel and was written in the hardboiled style, at the height of its popularity. It was first published as a hardcover edition in Britain by The Jarrold Group, Jarrolds Publishing on 20 September 1951; Thorpe & Porter, Digit Books issued a paperback edition in 1960. In the United States, Rinehart & Company issued the book as a hardcover edition under the alternative title ''Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' on 2 July 1951 (Butler's only novel to receive publication in the United States ahead of its British print); the Dell Publishing paperback edition was also issued under the alternate title in 1953. Synopsis On the French Riviera, a weak-willed adventurer is forced to choose between an apparently wealthy woman and a poor but honest barmaid who truly loves him. He makes the wrong choice and becomes drawn into a web of crime by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |