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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.
- 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)
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.
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Dec 27, 2021 · In THE KILLER INSIDE ME, Thompson goes where few novelists have dared to go, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American Serial Killer years before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton Ellis's American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists ...
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- April 7, 1977
- September 27, 1906
- The Killer Inside Me.
- The Grifters by Jim Thompson, Andre Dubus III (Foreward)
- Pop. 1280.
- Getaway by Jim Thompson, Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword)
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 ...
Jim Thompson was an American author known for his hardboiled crime fiction. His works include 'The Killer Inside Me' and 'Pop. 1280', and he is often regarded as one of the greatest crime writers of the 20th century.
