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Jim thompson was born on september 27, 1906 in anadarko, oklahoma, usa as james myers thompson. A deputy sheriff, lous known to the smalltime criminals, the realestate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers the lowlifes, the bigtimers, and everyone inbetween as the nicest guy around. To be more specific, the book has an underlying theme of oedipal love which, in places, gets a bit graphic. It was supposed to be only a temporary job something to pay the bills until dusty could get his feet back on the grou. Its lead character is, to some extent, psychotic and finds himself involved with a big crime. Get now the best what are the best young and adult crime and murder books, including the angel experiment maximum ride, the lying game, triptych and 52 other top solutions suggested and ranked by the softonic solutions user community in 2019. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a. Buy the kobo ebook book a swell looking babe by jim thompson at indigo. Download and enjoy your favorite jim thompson audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. That violence was there in spades in jim thompsons 1952 novel of the. A swelllooking babe 9780916870966 by thompson, jim and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. A swelllooking babe mulholland classic kindle edition by. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a swelllooking babe.
May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Jim thompson a swelllooking babe lion books 1954 1954 lion paperback original high priest of the godless. Everyone in the small town of central city, texas loves lou ford. Jan 15, 2008 it was jims adolescent experiences as a bellboy working at the hotel texas for two years in the early 1920s that provided a lot of background information to many of the memorable novels he would later write in particular, a swelllooking babe. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson author brian troxell. A swelllooking babe by jim thompson fantastic fiction.
In a novel completely devoid of sentiment, dolly dillon, a doortodoor salesman, goes about the appalling business of murder without conscience, without remorse and without any hope of redemption, because of a. A swelllooking babe is thompson at his very besta cornerstone in thompsons enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. Global search global archive voiced books online free. James myers thompson september 27, 1906 april 7, 1977 was an american author and. Id vaguely heard of american crime writer jim thompson 190677, but only because one of his novels, pop 1280, was featured on a list of southern gothic novels on goodreads recently. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A swell looking babe is a novel written by jim thompson in 1954. A swelllooking babe is thompson at his very besta cornerstone in thompson s enduring legacy as the dimestore dostoyevsky of american fiction. A swelllooking babe mulholland classic kindle edition by jim.
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