LAIT, Jack. Put on the Spot. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1930).

True First Edition. Mach Tey dustjacket art. "When the police took Polack Annie, underworld beauty, and held her for the murder of Kinky King, gang leader, and legal means o f getting her free failed, Goldie Gorio personally directed a carefully planned campaign of action which was climaxed by a raid on Chicago's police headquarters". Gangsters crippled the power house lighting the business district, jammed the main generator and threw the 'Loop' into darkness". Basis for the 1931 RKO movie 'Bad Company' starring Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez and Harry Carey. Near Fine in Good dustjacket, some fading and chipping at edges.

Price: $65.00