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A Swell-Looking Babe A SWELL-LOOKING BABE is a novel written by Jim Thompson in 1954. Dusty must take care of his stepfather now that his stepmother has died. He hates ... After Dark, My Sweet AFTER DARK, MY SWEET is a novel written by Jim Thompson in 1955. Kid Collins has escaped from a mental hospital. On his way south, he meets Fay, an... Bad Boy BAD BOY is the first part of Jim Thompson's autobiography he wrote in 1953. This is the story of Jim Thompson's childhood in Oklahoma and Texas. Th... Child of Rage CHILD OF RAGE, the last novel of Jim Thompson, has been first published in 1972. Allen is an 18 years old black boy brought up by his white mother ... Cropper's Cabin CROPPER'S CABIN is a novel written by Jim Thompson in 1952. Oklahoma. Tommy Carver is 19 years old and lives with his no-good father and Mary, a pr... Thompson booklist Heed the Thunder HEED THE THUNDER is the second novel of Jim Thompson, published in 1946. Verdon, Nebraska. The beginning of the 20th century. The Fargo family is a... Ironside IRONSIDE has been first published in 1967. One of Robert Dacier's partner has been arrested for murder. Dacier and his colleagues will try to prove... Nothing More than Murder NOTHING MORE THAN MURDER is a book published by Jim Thompson in 1950. Joe Wilmot is a small businessman who owns with his wife Elizabeth the only m... Now and on Earth NOW AND ON EARTH is the first book of Jim Thompson written in 1942. James Dillon, a gifted writer, must leave for San Diego with his family compose... Pop. 1280 POP. 1280 is a novel published in 1964. The book inspired the french director Bertrand Tavernier for his movie COUP DE TORCHON in 1981. Texas, just... Recoil RECOIL is a book written in 1953 by Jim Thompson. Thanks to Doc who has accepted to hire him, Pat Cosgrove can get out of the prison he's serving a... Jim Thompson list of books Roughneck ROUGHNECK is the second part of the autobiography of Jim Thompson. Published in 1954. The book is a survey of the life of the american writer betwe... Savage Night SAVAGE NIGHT is a book written by Jim Thompson in 1953. Carl Bigelow is asked by the N.Y. mob boss to eliminate Jake Winroy, who must testify in an... Texas by the Tail TEXAS BY THE TAIL is a novel written in 1965. Texas. Mitch Corley is a gambler operating in the big cities of Texas. Dices don't have any more secr... The Alcoholics THE ALCOHOLICS is a book written by Jim Thompson in 1953. El Healtho is a clinic for alcoholics run by Doc Murphy who is more interested in finding... The Criminal THE CRIMINAL is a book written by Jim Thompson in 1953. 14 chapters and 9 different points of view. A teenage girl has been raped and murdered and ... The Getaway THE GETAWAY is a novel published in 1957. Doc MacCoy and his wife Carol have just committed an armed robbery in a bank of a little Texas town. Doc ... Jim Thompson novels The Golden Gizmo THE GOLDEN GIZMO is a novel written by Jim Thompson in 1954. Los Angeles. Todd Kent is unhappily married to Elaine, a dominative and alcoholic woma... The Grifters THE GRIFTERS is a novel published in 1963. The book inspired the director Stephen Frears in 1990. Los Angeles. Roy Dillon is a professional con man... The Kill-Off THE KILL-OFF is a novel written by Jim Thompson in 1957. Twelve chapters, twelve different points of view. Who will finally kill Luane Devore, an a... The Killer Inside Me THE KILLER INSIDE ME is a book written by Jim Thompson in 1952. The book is primarily a journey through a killer's mind trying to justify his actions... The Transgressors THE TRANSGRESSORS is a novel written in 1961 by Jim Thompson. Tom Lord is sheriff's deputy in a little Texas boom town. Coming from an honorable fa... Wild Town WILD TOWN is a novel first published in 1957 by Jim Thompson. A little boom town in Texas. Bugs McKenna, an ex-con, has just arrived and is already...	View these reviews in full mode Jim Thompson Message Board 2/5/2007 11:10:25 AM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Thompson has written!