The Killing

Johnny Clay, An Ex-Con Determined To Strike It Rich, Has Worked Out A Foolproof Scheme To Knock Off A Racetrack Payroll. Two Million Bucks Should Be Enough To Last Him A Lifetime Or Two. But A Two-Faced Dame Has Another Idea: Let Johnny Do The Work, Then She'Ll Take It For Herself And Her Boyfriend. Originally Published In 1955 Under The Title Clean Break. Basis For The 1956 Stanley Kubrick Film.