Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson (1906-1977) was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. After an itinerant childhood during which his sheriff father was driven from office for embezzlement, and as a roughneck in the Texan oil fields of the 1920s, Thompson became successful as a writer with the pulp fiction houses of the 1950s, writing a dozen of his more enduring novels in just 19 months. Among his many novels are THE KILLER INSIDE ME, THE GRIFTERS, THE GETAWAY and AFTER DARK, MY SWEET. He also wrote two screenplays (for the...See more
Jim Thompson (1906-1977) was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. After an itinerant childhood during which his sheriff father was driven from office for embezzlement, and as a roughneck in the Texan oil fields of the 1920s, Thompson became successful as a writer with the pulp fiction houses of the 1950s, writing a dozen of his more enduring novels in just 19 months. Among his many novels are THE KILLER INSIDE ME, THE GRIFTERS, THE GETAWAY and AFTER DARK, MY SWEET. He also wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films THE KILLING and PATHS OF GLORY). POP. 1280 was an acclaimed French film under the title COUP DE TORCHON. See less
Jim Thompson's Featured Books
Jim Thompson book reviews
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Pop. 1280
The Life Of A Small Town Sheriff
Nick Corey is another gem of a character created by Jim Thompson. He's also one of the smartest dumb guys ever to grace the pages of a book. Nick is the sheriff of a little podunk town in the middle ... Read More
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The Killer Inside Me
by BJLC, Sep 2, 2010
Loved the movie which had a big impact on me and led me to the book, which was good but, I thought, lacked depth after seeing the movie. Casey Affleck had the role down pat. The movie developed the ... Read More
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The Killer Inside Me
Interesting look into a man with the "sickness"
very good book interesting story has characters that one can feel for and at the same time despise it's also a look inside the mind of a sick character would certainly recommend this book to anyone ... Read More
