The Cocktail Waitress by James M. Cain Paperback Book 9781781160343

Following her husbands death beautiful young widow Joan Medford is forced to take a job serving drinks in a cocktail lounge to make ends meet At the job she encounters two men who take an interest in her a handsome schemer and a wealthy but unwell older man who rewards her for her attentions with a 50000 tip and an offer of marriage