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The Silent Patient
Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 1250301696
- ASIN: 1250301696
- ISBN: 1250301696
- Brand: Celadon Books
- Manufacturer: Celadon Books
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The Transgressors (Mulholland Classic)
Deputy sheriff Tom Lord knows by now that far-west Texas is the place he'll always call home. He's spent too much time in the region's small towns to adapt to another place. And that's all right with him. What's not all right is being a deputy sheriff, where if it weren't for family misfortune, he might have been a doctor instead.Lord's got one ace-in-the-hole--the land deed that makes him the biggest landowner in the county, just as the oil companies have started to move in.When Tom's approached by Aaron McBride of Highlands Oil and Gas with a contract to set up pipelines on his property, he's more than happy to sign on the dotted line with barely more than a cursory glance at the paperwork--it just might be Lord's way out of a life he never wanted in the first place. But when Lord finds ... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 0316404039
- ASIN: 0316404039
- ISBN: 9780316404037
- Manufacturer: Mulholland Books
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Pop. 1280 (Mulholland Classic)
Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women.Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there's his wife and her brother Lenny who won't stop troubling Nick's already stressed mind. Are they a little too close for a brother and a sister? With an election coming up, Nick needs to fix his problems and fast. Because the one thing Nick does know is that he will do anything to stay sheriff. Becaus... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 0316403784
- ASIN: 0316403784
- ISBN: 0316403784
- Manufacturer: Mulholland Books
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The Killer Inside Me (Mulholland Classic)
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. He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have keeping your streets safe. The sort of man you might even wish your daughter would end up with someday.But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. An urge that has already claimed multiple lives, and cost Lou his brother Mike, a self-sacrificing construction worker fell to his death on the job in what was anything but an accident. A murder that Lou is dete... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 0316404063
- ASIN: 0316404063
- ISBN: 0316404063
- Brand: Mulholland Books
- Manufacturer: Mulholland Books
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Silence Fallen (A Mercy Thompson Novel)
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy’s bond with the pack—and her mate—is broken, she’ll learn what it truly means to be alone... Attacked and abducted in her home territory, Mercy finds herself in the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world, taken as a weapon to use against alpha werewolf Adam and the ruler of the Tri-Cities vampires. In coyote form, Mercy escapes—only to find herself without money, without clothing, and alone in the heart of Europe... Unable to contact Adam and the rest of the pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, and she needs to figure out which is which. Ancient powers stir, and Mercy must be her agile best to avoid causing... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 0425281272
- ASIN: 0425281272
- ISBN: 0425281272
- Brand: ACE
- Manufacturer: Ace
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The Hunter Becomes The Hunted: Jedidiah Justice: Persistent Justice: A Classic Western Adventure From The Author of "Jedidiah Justice: Relentless Justice" ... States Bounty Hunter Western Series Book 2)
A brand new epic Western adventure from Jim Burnett! Jedidiah Justice returns in a new adventure. The bounty hunter of the badlands is on a desperate quest to return to his home in Jackson, Wyoming. The tide has turned, and many of the bounty hunters of the West have become the prey of the lawless. Jedidiah Justice has a bounty on his head, and the worst of the worst have joined to hunt him down, tracking him in every stop on his journey home. Fortunately, Justice has good men on his side, helping him along the way. Will Justice be able to avoid injury and death? Will the men helping him survive? With exciting twists and turns in every town, follow along as Justice tries to save Jackson and the people who mean the most to him. Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: B07R9L2Q78
- ASIN: B07R9L2Q78
- Manufacturer: Dusty Saddle Publishing
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The Getaway (Mulholland Classic)
Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed--but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than the master. Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: B004RCNGWG
- ASIN: B004RCNGWG
- Manufacturer: Mulholland Books
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Stranger than Fiction
Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: B000NTHT6G
- ASIN: B000NTHT6G
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The Sellout: A Novel
Winner of the Man Booker PrizeWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionWinner of the John Dos Passos Prize for LiteratureNew York Times BestsellerLos Angeles Times Bestseller Named One of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book ReviewNamed a Best Book of the Year by Newsweek, The Denver Post, BuzzFeed, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers WeeklyNamed a "Must-Read" by Flavorwire and New York Magazine's "Vulture" BlogA biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relationship, and the holy grail of racial e... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 1250083257
- ASIN: 1250083257
- ISBN: 1250083257
- Brand: Picador USA
- Manufacturer: Picador
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Congress Of The Animals
Readers of the "Frank" stories know that The Unifactor is in control of everything that happens to the characters that abide there, and that however extreme the experiences they undergo may be, in the end nothing really changes. That goes for treble for Frank himself, who is kept in a state of total ineducability by the unseen forces of that haunted realm. And so the question arises: what would happen if Frank were to leave The Unifactor? The question is answered in Congress of the Animals, Jim Woodring's much-anticipated, second full-length graphic novel. In this gripping saga an act of casual rudeness sets into motion a chain of events which propels Frank into a world where he is on his own at last; and like so many who leave home, Frank finds himself contending with realities of which ... [Read More] Best Jim Thompson Novels
- ASIN: 1606994379
- ASIN: 1606994379
- ISBN: 1606994379
- Brand: Fantagraphics
- Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books
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After Dark, My Sweet : A Suspense Thriller
William Collins is very handsome, very polite, and very friendly. His is also dangerous when aroused. Now Collins, a one-time boxer with a lethal "accident" in his past, has broken out of his fourth mental institution and met up with an affable con man and a highly arousing woman, whose plans for him include kidnapping, murder, and much, much Best Jim Thompson Novels William Collins is very handsome, very polite, and very friendly. He is also dangerous when aroused. Now Collins, a one-time boxer with a lethal "accident" in his past, has broken out of his fourth mental institution and met up with an affable con man and a highly arousing woman, whose plans for him include kidnapping, murder, and much, much
- UPC: 380486
- Rating: 3.8
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Pop. 1280
"Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women. Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there's his wife and her brother Lenny who won't stop troubling Nick's already stressed mind. Are they Best Jim Thompson Novels Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women.Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there's his wife and her brother Lenny who won't stop troubling Nick's already stressed mind. Are they a
- UPC: 33817485
- Rating: 3.889
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The Killer Inside Me
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. He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have keeping your streets safe. The sort of man you might even wish your daughter would end up with someday. But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. An urge Best Jim Thompson Novels 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. He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have keeping your streets safe. The sort of man you might even wish your daughter would end up with someday.But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. An urge that
- UPC: 26741643
- Rating: 4.148
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The Rip-Off
Britton Rainstar believes he has finally found the perfect woman, but a series of mysterious and increasingly ominous events leads him to doubt her Best Jim Thompson Novels Britton Rainstar never knew he could love a woman as deeply as he does Manuela Aloe and be so terrified of her at the same time. It's not just that he thinks she's out of his league. It's more that the longer he stays with her, the closer to death he seems to come. A vicious dog is somehow let loose in his hotel room. He's threatened at gunpoint by a man in a skeleton costume. And when he finally ends up in the hospital, someone pushes his wheelchair down the stairs.Nothing anything like this has ever happened to Britt
- UPC: 33817470
- Rating: 2.0
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Cropper's Cabin
When Matthew Ontime, a wealthy Oklahoma rancher, is found murdered, nineteen-year-old Tommy Carver who is seeing Ontime's daughter and is the son of a sharecropper who hates the victim, is accused of the Best Jim Thompson Novels Tommy Carver may be every inch the angry, rebellious young man his teachers and parents accuse him of being. But sometimes, there are reasons for a fury like Tommy's. Tommy's relationship with Donna, the daughter of a man he hates almost as much as his own father, has led to more outbursts than anything else in Tommy's firecracker existence. With her unearthly beauty and a passion that rivals Tommy's own, he couldn't help but fall for her. But as everybody knows, the stories of star-crossed lovers never have happy endings--especially not with explosive parties like these.CROPPER'S CABIN is Jim Thompson's
- UPC: 33817487
- Rating: 5.0
The Jim Thompson Story
DVD extra from The Grifters about Jim Thompson. I've also got another DVD extra featuring Donald Westlake talking about Payback and his pseudonym Richard Stark. Westlake discusses Jim Thompson as t... Jim Thompson,The Grifters
Book Review: Jim Thompson -- A Hell of a Woman
http://authorsunleashed.com http://twitter.com/unleash_this A look at the 1954 crime/noir story A Hell of a Woman, a tale full of drugs, sex, violence, and everything else pulpy. book,review,books,book review,video,novel,discussion,chat,summary,crime,noir,jim thompson,tompson...
Author Jim Thompson's cameo in the 1975 film "Farewell, My Lovely"
Pulp crime fiction author Jim Thompson makes an appearance in the 1975 film adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell, My Lovely". He plays Judge Baxter Wilson Grayle. Robert Mitchum,Jim Thompson,Charlotte Rampling,Raymond Chandler,Farewell My Lovely,film noir
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