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Jim Thompson

American author Jim Thompson is best known for his hardboiled crime novels, including *The Killer Inside Me* and *The Grifters*. A master of noir, he received the Edgar Award for his screenplay for *The Killing*. This page lists Jim Thompson’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1942Now and on EarthPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1946Heed the ThunderPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1949Nothing More Than Murder / Murder at the BijouPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
1952Cropper's Cabin / Sharecropper HellPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
1952The Killer Inside MePOoSN · 5Buy ↗
1953Bad BoyPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
1953The CriminalPOoSN · 7Buy ↗
1953RecoilPOoSN · 8Buy ↗
1953The AlcoholicsPOoSN · 9Buy ↗
1953Savage NightPOoSN · 10Buy ↗
1954The Golden GizmoPOoSN · 11Buy ↗
1954A Swell-Looking BabePOoSN · 12Buy ↗
1954The Nothing ManPOoSN · 13Buy ↗
1954A Hell of a WomanPOoSN · 14Buy ↗
1954RoughneckPOoSN · 15Buy ↗
1954King BloodPOoSN · 16Buy ↗
1955After Dark, My SweetPOoSN · 17Buy ↗
1957The Kill-OffPOoSN · 18Buy ↗
1957Flint(As: Gil Dodge)POoSN · 19Buy ↗
1957Wild TownPOoSN · 20Buy ↗
1958The GetawayPOoSN · 21Buy ↗
1961The TransgressorsPOoSN · 22Buy ↗
1963The GriftersPOoSN · 23Buy ↗
1964Pop. 1280POoSN · 24Buy ↗
1965Texas by the TailPOoSN · 25Buy ↗
1967South of HeavenPOoSN · 26Buy ↗
1967IronsidePOoSN · 27Buy ↗
1969The UndefeatedPOoSN · 28Buy ↗
1970Nothing But a ManPOoSN · 29Buy ↗
1972Child of RagePOoSN · 30Buy ↗
1988ireworks: The Lost WritingsPOoC · 1Buy ↗
1988The Cellini ChalicePOoSN · 31Buy ↗
1989The Rip-OffPOoSN · 32Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels32 books · 1942–1989
01Now and on Earth1942Buy ↗
02Heed the Thunder1946Buy ↗
03Nothing More Than Murder / Murder at the Bijou1949Buy ↗
04Cropper's Cabin / Sharecropper Hell1952Buy ↗
05The Killer Inside Me1952Buy ↗
06Bad Boy1953Buy ↗
07The Criminal1953Buy ↗
08Recoil1953Buy ↗
09The Alcoholics1953Buy ↗
10Savage Night1953Buy ↗
11The Golden Gizmo1954Buy ↗
12A Swell-Looking Babe1954Buy ↗
13The Nothing Man1954Buy ↗
14A Hell of a Woman1954Buy ↗
15Roughneck1954Buy ↗
16King Blood1954Buy ↗
17After Dark, My Sweet1955Buy ↗
18The Kill-Off1957Buy ↗
19Flint(As: Gil Dodge)1957Buy ↗
20Wild Town1957Buy ↗
21The Getaway1958Buy ↗
22The Transgressors1961Buy ↗
23The Grifters1963Buy ↗
24Pop. 12801964Buy ↗
25Texas by the Tail1965Buy ↗
26South of Heaven1967Buy ↗
27Ironside1967Buy ↗
28The Undefeated1969Buy ↗
29Nothing But a Man1970Buy ↗
30Child of Rage1972Buy ↗
31The Cellini Chalice1988Buy ↗
32The Rip-Off1989Buy ↗
Publication Order of Collections1 book · 1988
01ireworks: The Lost Writings1988Buy ↗

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