Jim Thompson: C/D S+D

Early in the pandemic, there was a big sale on epubs of Thompson's novels for $1.99 so I picked up a bunch. I hadn't read anything by him since the Black Lizard editions were new and re-reading them now, nearly 40 years later, I'm enjoyed them a heck of a lot more.

For me, Pop. 1280 is the standout by far. Funny, really funny, and the closest thing I've read that can be legit described as Texan Grand Guignol. Following that, big recommendations for The Killer Inside Me, The Nothing Man, The Getaway, Wild Town, and South Of Heaven. I'd love to own the Raymond Pettibone illustrated version of South Of Heaven, but I'm not paying $450 for it.