Best Jim Thompson Novels

Discover the best Jim Thompson novels with our curated list of must-read books by the legendary crime writer. Explore gripping noir tales and classic thrillers that define the genre.

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Pop. 1280

by Jim Thompson

Sheriff Nick Corey of Potts County, is a simple man, but when he is pushed to far he becomes a killer or makes other people …
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Heed the Thunder

by Jim Thompson

with an Introduction by James Ellroy
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The Grifters

by Jim Thompson

Roy DIllon seems too handsome and well-mannered to be a professional con man. Lilly Dillon looks too young--and loves Roy a little too intensely--to be …
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The Killer Inside Me

by Jim Thompson

In a small town in Texas there is a sheriff's deputy named Lou Ford, a man so dull that he lives in cliches, so good-natured …
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Savage Night

by Jim Thompson

Is Carl Bigelow a fresh-faced college kid looking for a room, or is he a poised hit man tracking down his victim? And if Carl …
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After Dark, My Sweet

by Jim Thompson

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" …
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The Getaway

by Jim Thompson

Doc McCoy knows everything there is to know about pulling off the perfect bank job. But there are some things he has forgotten--such as a …
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A Hell of a Woman

by Jim Thompson

Young, beautiful, and fearfully abused, Mona was the kind of girl even a hard man like Dillon couldn't bring himself to use. But when Mona …
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Now and on earth

 

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