Jim Thompson Books

Jim Thompson (1906–1977) was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his stark, psychologically intense crime fiction. Drawing on experiences in journalism, the oil fields, and other working-class settings, he created narrators whose violence, self-deception, and instability expose the darker sides of American life. His major novels include The Killer Inside Me, Pop. 1280, After Dark, My Sweet, and A Swell-Looking Babe. Initially associated with paperback crime fiction, Thompson’s work has since been recognized as an important influence on noir literature and has been adapted for film, including The Killer Inside Me and After Dark, My Sweet.