Kaput, a second rate young crook, escapes during a transfer of prison. He meets an unscrupulous femme fatale and her rich husband, who finds himself soon six feet under. Kaput then starts his bloody epic and becomes the public enemy number 1. But underneath the cold-blooded killer without remorse, lies a romantic and endearing man.
- First published in four episodes in 1955 and 1956, this is the first omnibus edition.
- Vintage, classic noir novel in the vein of Natural Born Killers.
Frédéric Dard (1921-2000) wrote a great number of works, using either his own name or that of one of his numerous aliases - especially San-Antonio, with a total of over 220 million copies sold.