Jim Thompson
2) The criminal
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns justice into a carnival. A terrified boy is railroaded. In the twisted world of Jim Thompson, everyone is guilty, and the worst crimes are unpunishable.
3) Pop. 1280
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Sheriff Nick Corey of Potts County, is a simple man, but when he is pushed to far he becomes a killer or makes other people do his killings.
4) The getaway
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Doc McCoy knows everything there is to know about pulling off the perfect bank job. But there are some things he has forgotten--such as a partner who is not only treacherous but insane and a wife who is still an amateur. Worst of all, McCoy has forgotten that when the crime is big and bloody enough, there is no such thing as a clean getaway.
6) The kill-off
Author
Series
Lion Library Edition ; LL142
Publisher
Lion Books, Inc
Pub. Date
1957.
Language
English
Description
"Like a shroud the evil wound itself about the tiny New England town that year -- unleashing long-buried secrets and distorted passions -- laying bare the violence at its decadent core... And here with merciless realism Jim Thompson unravels the web of murder which that evil spun -- and strips to nakedness the deadly potential of the human spirit..." --
Author
Publisher
D.I. Fine
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A survey of Jim Thompson's writing beginning with the earliest magazine work of the 1920s and ending with his last unpublished manuscripts of the 1970s. This volume is a virtual panorama of six decades of Thompson's singular literary career, encompassing his short fiction, true crime reporting, and autobiographical pieces. Includes an astonishing array of gritty short stories and Thompson's last completed work, the fierce novella, This World, Then...
11) The grifters
Language
English
Description
"Three con artists walk on the razor's edge of life. Lilly has decided it's time to get out, and wants her son out, too. But Roy has fallen for sleek Myra, who wants him for her partner." --
12) Coup de torchon
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
Français
Description
After Lucien Cordier, the only police officer in a small African village is ridiculed by the local pimp, cheated on by his wife, and suffers his mistresses being beaten, he begins to get rid of the evil ones in his life.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"An ex-boxer seems the perfect pawn to pull off a kidnapping planned by a sexy widow and a cop-turned-con man. When he realizes he's been manipulated, he turns the tables with a game of deceit and raw desire that can only end in death." --
16) The killing
Series
Criterion collection ; 575
Language
English
Description
"Stanley Kubrick's account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood's tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, and Elisha Cook Jr., The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. With its precise tracking shots and gratifying...
17) Paths of glory
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives.
18) Paths of glory
Series
Criterion collection ; 538
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney.
19) Paths of glory
Series
Criterion collection ; 538
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
During WWI, a French battalion is ordered on a suicide mission that is likely to fail. When it does, the general that planned the mission selects three soldiers from the battalion to be executed for cowardice, and selects their leader as their attorney.
20) Hit me
Publisher
Studio Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Sonny is a frustrated and lonely bellhop at a lackluster hotel. One night while he is working, he stumbles onto the illicit schemes of the corrupt hotel management. With his new found knowledge and a little prodding from his friend, Sonny becomes involved in a plot that could make him more money than he ever imagined - either that or lose his life.
