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Jim Thompson

Thompson, Jim

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Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma, the son of a county sheriff. His family relocated to Texas during his childhood. His first short stories were published in his teen years. As a hotel worker, he had access to bootleg liquor and drugs, and he smoked and drank heavily. At 19 he had a nervous breakdown. In 1926 he took work in an oil field laborer, then returned to Fort Worth to to attend school and write. In 1929 he began attending the University of Nebraska, but he dropped out two years later and married. Their first child was born in 1932. Thompson worked as a true crime reporter and as a journalist for the next few years. His first novel, Now And On Earth, was published in 1942. His writing developed into the hardboiled style of crime fiction in the 1950s. His most famous book, The Killer Inside Me, was first published in 1952. In 1955 he moved to Hollywood, CA to work on film scripts. He remained in California even after his career in film ended and his popularity as a novelist waned. He died at the age of 71 after a series of strokes.

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Cropper's Cabin
Representative edition published 2014
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Now and on Earth
Representative edition published 2014
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Wild Town
Representative edition published 2014
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Une femme d'enfer
Representative edition published 2013
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L'assassin qui est en moi
Representative edition published 2012
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Le démon dans ma peau
Representative edition published 2010
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Paths of glory
Representative edition published 2009
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Nuit de fureur
Representative edition published 2008
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The getaway
Representative edition published 2007
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Nothing more than murder
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Deuil dans le coton
Representative edition published 2007
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The grifters
Representative edition published 2006
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The Grifters
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A hell of a woman
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A swell looking babe
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The Getaway
Representative edition published 2005
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The Grifters
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After Dark, My Sweet
Representative edition published 2004
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Pop. 1280
Representative edition published 2003
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The Getaway
Representative edition published 2002
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Now and on earth
Representative edition published 2002
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The Cellini Chalice
Representative edition published 2001
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Pobeg
Representative edition published 2000
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The Kill-Off
Representative edition published 1999
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