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Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson (1906-1977) was an American writer known for his hardboiled crime fiction. While he received critical acclaim during his lifetime, he achieved limited commercial success. However, his works were re-released in the 1980s under the Black Lizard imprint, which led to increased posthumous recognition. Several of his novels, such as The Getaway and The Grifters, have been adapted into films. Thompson made his literary debut in 1942 with Now and On Earth. Below is a list of his books in the order of their original release:

Jim Thompson became a published novelist in 1942 with the novel Now and on Earth. Below is a list of Jim Thompson's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Now and on Earth (1942) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heed the Thunder (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing More Than Murder / Murder at the Bijou (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cropper's Cabin / Sharecropper Hell (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Killer Inside Me (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bad Boy (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Criminal (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Recoil (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alcoholics (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Savage Night (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Gizmo (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Swell-Looking Babe (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nothing Man (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Hell of a Woman (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Roughneck (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
King Blood (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
After Dark, My Sweet (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Kill-Off (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Flint (As: Gil Dodge) (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wild Town (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Getaway (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Transgressors (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Grifters (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pop. 1280 (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Texas by the Tail (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
South of Heaven (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ironside (1967) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Undefeated (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing But a Man (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Child of Rage (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cellini Chalice (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rip-Off (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
ireworks: The Lost Writings (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Robots (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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