Choice of Two Women is a 1951 crime thriller novel by English writer Gerald Butler.[1] It was his sixth novel and was written in the hardboiled style, at the height of its popularity.[2] It was first published as a hardcover edition in Britain by Jarrolds Publishing on 20 September 1951; 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);[3] the Dell Publishing paperback edition was also issued under the alternate title in 1953.
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| Author | Gerald Butler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime, thriller |
| Set in | French Riviera |
| Publisher | Jarrolds |
Publication date | 20 September 1951 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 810511355 |
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Synopsis
editOn 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 former.
Publication history
edit- 20 September 1951 Jarrolds Publishing, UK, first hardcover edition[4][5]
- 2 July 1951 Rinehart & Company, US, hardcover edition under the title Blow Hot, Blow Cold[6][3]
- 1953 Dell Publishing, US, paperback edition under the title Blow Hot, Blow Cold (catalog Dell 726)
- 1960 Digit Books, UK, paperback edition (catalog R381)
References
edit- ^ Hubin p.59
- ^ Horsley p.140
- ^ a b University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305. "Blow hot, blow cold". Copyright Renewals - Spotlight at Stanford. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Daily Telegraph from London, Greater London, England". Newspapers.com. 1951-09-21. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ The English catalogue of books. New York: Kraus Reprint Corporation Publishers' Circular [etc.] 1835.
- ^ The Washington Post 1951-07-29: Iss 27436. 1951-07-29.
- Horsley, Lee. The Noir Thriller. Springer, 2016.
- Hubin, Allen J. 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980. Garland Pub., 1988.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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