No Orchids for Miss Blandish

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A tough, gritty tale of vile gangsters and sexy women. Three third-rate hoods decide to steal the diamond necklace from a spoiled rich girl's neck, but a boyfriend gets killed and they have to grab the girl with the necklace. Then things start going wrong. A story from the golden days when psychopaths didn't have to be cannibals, geniuses, or deviants. There are two psychopaths in the story, one of each sex. Awkward people get dead. The most direct solution to any problem is chosen, and the consequences are shrugged off. The book will keep your attention.

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Chase's first novel, set in and around Kansas City, was exceedingly popular when it first came out. Based on Ma Barker's gang, and inspired by Faulkner's Sanctuary: Miss Blandish - innocent, exquisite, vulnerable heiress - is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless hoods who've never tried big-time crime. Foiled by their own vicious ineptitude and the greed of a superior mob, the kidnappers lose their million dollar prize. Blandish, terrified and broken, is now the captive of Ma "Grisson" and her sadistic, sexually deviant son Slim.

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Pages: 212, Paperback, Bruin Books, LLC