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Jim Thompson

Born

in Anadarko, Oklahoma, The United States

September 27, 1906

Died

April 07, 1977

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Crime

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James Myers Thompson was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction.

Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice, notably by Anthony Boucher in the New York Times, he was little-recognized in his lifetime. Only after death did Thompson's literary stature grow, when in the late 1980s, several novels were re-published in the Black Lizard series of re-discovered crime fiction.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 82,589 ratings · 5,976 reviews · 140 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Killer Inside Me 3.86 avg rating — 23,847 ratings — published 1952 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grifters by Jim Thompson, Andre Dubus III (Foreward) 3.93 avg rating — 11,728 ratings — published 1963 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,345 ratings — published 1964 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Getaway by Jim Thompson, Laura Lippman (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 6,953 ratings — published 1958 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson, Chelsea Cain (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.90 avg rating — 4,560 ratings — published 1955 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hell of a Woman: 5.5 3.95 avg rating — 3,699 ratings — published 1954 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Savage Night 3.86 avg rating — 2,420 ratings — published 1953 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swell-Looking Babe 3.80 avg rating — 1,997 ratings — published 1954 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kill-Off 3.74 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 1957 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nothing Man 3.80 avg rating — 1,164 ratings — published 1954 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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