Mulholland Classic Savage Night, (Paperback)

from trivigo

I read this having heard that it was one of his top two (along with Killer Inside Me) but I didn't like it nearly as much as his other stuff. I think this is largely because the main character SOUNDS like he should be fascinating, but Thompson didn't take the time to let us peer into his madness....

from mstrust

Carl Bigelow arrives in the small college town of Peardale and finds there's a problem with the room he has rented in the Winroy house. First, the Winroy's have a bad reputation, secondly, Mrs. Winroy's too good-looking and friendly, and third, Mr. Winroy is a paranoid drunk who sicks the sheriff...

from Banoo

It's like this... whenever I read one of these 'hard-boiled' crime type novels I can't help but read it in a James Cagney's voice... you see. This I believe was my first Jim Thompson novel and I really did enjoy it. Carl Bigelow aka Charlie 'Little' Bigger arrives in a small town to take care of ...

from Banoo

It's like this... whenever I read one of these 'hard-boiled' crime type novels I can't help but read it in a James Cagney's voice... you see. This I believe was my first Jim Thompson novel and I really did enjoy it. Carl Bigelow aka Charlie 'Little' Bigger arrives in a small town to take care of ...

from DaveWilde

Although hundreds of writers have tried to ape his style, there was only one Jim Thompson. His tales are sordid. They are filled with psychopaths and grifters. His heroes are anti-heroes. They are not just criminals, but often mean, violent, sadistic men. Also, his books are filled with a sardoni...