> In Quebec City I found an omnibus of three Jim
Thompson novels called
> HARD CORE (which includes THE KILL OFF, THE NOTHING
MAN and BAD BOY.
> Are these novels indicative of Thonpson at the top
of his game?
The Kill Off No.
The Nothing Man Not really.
Bad Boy Yes
The companion book to Bad Boy is Roughneck. Both
semi-autobiographical and worth tracking down. Thompson is
one author you won't ever be too disappointed with. Charles
Williams and Harry Whittington are two other that that's true
of as well.
Jeff
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