The Outrage.

MARVIN H. ALBERT

Publication: Pocket Books, Inc, 1964, New York

First edition. PBO. PB 50104. Only printing of this PBO novelization, based on the movie that starred Paul Newman, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey, and Edward G. Robinson. Set in the American Southwest, The Outrage tells the story of a violent crime in which a young woman is assaulted and her husband murdered. A drifter is accused of the attack and put on trial. The narrative unfolds through conflicting testimonies from multiple witnesses. A powerful novel of the lawless West, its violence, its lust, and its untamed savagery. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Scarce title.