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The Transgressors is a crime novel by Jim Thompson, published in 1961. It is one of a very few Thompson novels to feature a traditional love story as a major part of the plot where the lovers have a happy ending together rather than one murdering or betraying the other as is the norm in most of Thompson's novels.
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.
The Transgressors. Jim Thompson. 3.47. 286 ratings27 reviews. 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.
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a person who breaks a law or moral rule: The system seems to be designed to punish the transgressor rather than help his victim. If he did not obey, he would have become a transgressor of the law. See. transgress. Fewer examples. There are special telephone lines to report transgressors.
Jul 1, 2012 · The Transgressors (Mulholland Classic) Kindle Edition. by Jim Thompson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 3.8 40 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.
- Jim Thompson
Aug 5, 2014 · "The Transgressors" is not, as other amazon.com reviewers have pointed out, one of the author's best works. It's not nearly as twisted as one would expect from him. But the book is a decent read. It involves a deputy in west Texas having to deal with corrupt oilmen. Murder and mayhem ensue. The plot was not predictable, and the ending was ...
- Jim Thompson
The transgressors by Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977. Publication date 1994 Topics Death row inmates, Accidents Publisher New York : Vintage Books Collection
