The Getaway (Mulholland Classic)

Name: The Getaway (Mulholland Classic)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (684 reviews)
Author: Jim Thompson

by Jim Thompson

Thriller

4.0 (684)

4.0 stars from 684 reviews. Top 93% of Thriller books we track.

180 pages~3 hr readPublished by Bantam BooksPublished 1959-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love heist stories where nothing goes according to plan and paranoia becomes the real enemy.
You appreciate tight, brutal prose that doesn't waste a word on sentimentality.
You've read modern crime thrillers and want to understand where they all learned their craft.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer heists with clever solutions and outsmarted authorities rather than cascading failure.
You want protagonists you can root for rather than ruthless criminals watching their world implode.
You need lengthy character development and emotional connection before the chaos begins.

About this book

Doc McCoy is a highly skilled criminal who has never failed—until now. When his shot misses for the first time in his career, his carefully constructed world begins to unravel. He comes to understand that executing a perfect bank robbery requires an equally perfect escape. The Getaway follows a bank heist that goes severely wrong, where minor errors lead to major consequences and shifting allegiances create betrayal and chaos. The novel became the basis for a Steve McQueen film and a 1994 remake starring Alec Baldwin. Thompson's work established the template for heist stories that came after it.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 79% off peak. Price has dropped 18 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 129 days. Typically stays discounted for 49 days.

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Currently around #50K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 68% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.0★ from 684 reviews

Gaining approximately 9 new reviews per month. Rating has remained stable at 4.0 over the tracking period.

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