Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Jim Thompson's books

more photos (1)

Jim Thompson’s Followers (1,692)

Jim Thompson

Born

in Anadarko, Oklahoma, The United States

September 27, 1906

Died

April 07, 1977

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Crime

Influences

Fyodor Dostoyevsky ...more

edit data

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

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.

Thompson's writing cul ...more

Combine Editions
Jim Thompson’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 96,510 ratings · 7,165 reviews · 156 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Killer Inside Me 3.90 avg rating — 30,414 ratings — published 1952 — 125 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 — 13,092 ratings — published 1964 — 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) 3.92 avg rating — 12,535 ratings — published 1963 — 9 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) 3.84 avg rating — 9,769 ratings — published 1958 — 82 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) 3.89 avg rating — 4,877 ratings — published 1955 — 5 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 3.94 avg rating — 3,969 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 3.84 avg rating — 2,656 ratings — published 1953 — 62 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 Swell-Looking Babe 3.78 avg rating — 2,113 ratings — published 1954 — 41 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 3.73 avg rating — 1,391 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
	Nothing More Than Murder 3.72 avg rating — 1,277 ratings — published 1949 — 56 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

More books by Jim Thompson…

Summer is a great time to lose yourself in a page-turning mystery. To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked five of the season’s hottest...

Polls

Which is your favorite Jim Thompson novel?

The Killer Inside Me

3 votes, 25.0%

The Grifters

3 votes, 25.0%

Savage Night

2 votes, 16.7%

Pop. 1280

1 vote, 8.3%

After Dark, My Sweet

1 vote, 8.3%

Savage Night (write-in)

1 vote, 8.3%

The Killer Inside Me (write-in)

1 vote, 8.3%

The Getaway

0 votes, 0.0%

A Hell of a Woman

0 votes, 0.0%

12 total votes

4 comments

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Challenge: 50 Books: Brian's Books for 2009	111	1084	Dec 29, 2009 06:22PM
Challenge: 50 Books: Ben's Books for 2009	45	343	Jun 03, 2010 08:50AM
The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)	2867	1123	May 31, 2011 09:01PM
The Mystery, Crim...: Hi all - looking for noir/hardboiled fans	25	109	Jul 14, 2011 05:52AM
Science Fiction A...: * November Random Read--Neuromancer	113	103	Nov 30, 2011 08:59AM
Glens Falls (NY) ...: What MOVIES or DVDs have you watched lately? (PART FOUR - 2011) (ongoing thread)	1136	43	Jan 03, 2012 01:24PM
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2011: Completed Tasks -DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC	2866	792	Feb 29, 2012 09:03PM
Pulp Fiction: Delacorta (Alba & Gorodish Sequence)	2	40	Apr 03, 2012 06:02PM

More…

Jim Thompson’s Followers (1,692)

Jim Thompson

Combine EditionsJim Thompson’s books

Related News

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Jim Thompson’s books