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James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications, published from the late-1940s through mid-1950s.
- Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 is a crime novel by Jim Thompson published in...
- After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet is a 1955 American crime novel by Jim...
- The Getaway
The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on...
- Pop. 1280
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Jim Thompson was an American author and screenwriter famously known for his hardboiled crime fiction. He wrote more than 30 books majority of which were original paperback. Despite gaining positive critics notably by Anthony Boucher, he was little recognized in his lifetime.
Aug 6, 2020 · Author of more than 20 novels including “The Killer Inside Me,” “Pop. 1280” and “The Grifters,” Thompson created a sinister army of corrupt police, cunning con-artists and psychopathic ...
- The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.
- The Grifters by Jim Thompson, Andre Dubus III (Foreward)
- Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson.
- Getaway by Jim Thompson, Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)
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- The Killer Inside Me. By Jim Thompson. Thompson’s fourth novel is one of his best known today. As recently as 2010, it was adapted into a film starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson.
- Savage Night. By Jim Thompson. Carl Bigelow is an unassuming college student. Unluckily for Jake Winroy, Carl Bigelow is also Charles Bigger, sent by the mafia to punish him for ratting The Man out.
- A Hell of a Woman. By Jim Thompson. When down-and-out salesman Frank Dillon meets Mona Farrell, he believes solving all of their problems will be easy as pie.
- After Dark, My Sweet. By Jim Thompson. Former boxer William Collins has been drifting for years, ever since he escaped a mental institution. When he meets Fay, a gorgeous widow, he is easily convinced into a kidnapping scheme—but the kid they pick up is more trouble than he’s worth.
Jim Thompson (born Sept. 27, 1906, Anadarko, Okla., U.S.—died April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his paperback pulp novels narrated by seemingly normal men who are revealed to be psychopathic.
Jim Thompson. Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to the small-time criminals, the real-estate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers--the low-lifes, the big-timers, and everyone in-between--as the nicest guy around.
