The Getaway
Written by Jim Thompson
Narrated by David de Vries
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THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed--but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than the master.
Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson is an internationally published firearms writer, photographer, and consultant with more than five decades of experience as a serious shooter and experimenter. He purchased his first M1 in 1963. His dedication to precise historical research combined with his practical, empirical insight has yielded significant contributions to the fields of military history and weapons development. He resides in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Reviews for The Getaway
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not as good as "The Killer Inside Me", but good all the same. I actually liked the final chapter where things get weird.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5While well written, this book is not my "cup of tea" as they say. I generally don't like books in which the criminal(s) is the main character and this book is entirely from the point of view of the criminals. However, I did think that the ending was magnificent!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doc McCoy has set up the perfect bank heist: he gets two associates to do the dirty work and bring him the money, then they pick up Doc's wife and hole up in the middle of nowhere until things cool off. The robbery goes off as planned, but Doc underestimated just how violent and resilient the pie-headed Rudy could be. He also never anticipated the day when he couldn't trust his beloved wife, a woman he'd plucked from the library.A good, solid noir. I'd like to see how Peckinpah handled this with his movie version.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A dark, unglamorous crime novel that doesn’t even attempt to portray crime as something that pays. The falsely personable, but deeply nihilistic Doc McCoy, his wife Carol, and partner Rudy Torrento, “paranoid; incredibly sharp of instinct; filled with animal cunning” rob a bank and attempt a getaway to Mexico. The betrayals start immediately; no one is exempt. There are plenty of murders and close calls. Thompson wrote a stunning thriller and morality tale rolled into one.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Getaway by Jim Thompson is the story of a bank robbery and its’ aftermath and, as written by Jim Thompson, this is an intense twist filled story full of double crosses, violent encounters and harrowing incidents. The main characters are Doc McCoy and his wife, Carol, a pair of murderous psychopaths that actually appear to really care about each other at the beginning of the book. As the story develops and this pair desperately tries to escape to Mexico, the reader begins to see the cracks forming in their relationship.Although I never fully bought into this story and really would have preferred to see these two get caught, it was interesting to read about the slow breakdown of their marriage. Of course these two could never just decide to call it quits, it was very obvious that only one would ever walk away from this alliance. This was my first book by Jim Thompson and although I liked his story presentation and style, The Getaway won’t be remembered as one of my favorites. I am however looking forward to reading more of this author, especially his classic, The Killer Inside Me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nice, quick read! I'm really becoming a fan of Jim Thompson! And I love that his good guys are often bad guys. And the bad guys are the even worse guys! Case in point - the main character of this story, Doc McCoy. I was rooting for him, and his wife, even though they rob banks and kill anyone who gets in their way! And they are being chased by the even worse guy, Rudy Torrento, with his broken up rib cage and his "mug like a piece of pie". I liked the chase, the scene at the lockers in the train station, and the time spent with Ma Santis and family. I didn't really like the ending at all, but am intrigued to know if the El Rey in this book inspired Quentin Tarintino's "El Rey" in his movies. Adios Doc, Carol, and Rudy - 'twas nice knowin' ya'!