''A Swell-Looking Babe'' is an American

crime novel Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

by Jim Thompson.

Plot

Dusty, a bellboy looking to raise enough money for medical school, falls for the wrong woman.

Film adaptation

''A Swell-Looking Babe'' was adapted into the 1996 film '' Hit Me'' starring

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Cana ...

as the bellboy, who is renamed "Sonny" in the film adaptation.

References

Novels by Jim Thompson 1954 American novels American novels adapted into films {{1950s-crime-novel-stub