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In the rural town of Verdon, Nebraska, in the early days of the
20th century, you can't go ten feet without running into one of the
Fargos. So, Grant Fargo argues to his grandfather Lincoln, it's
perfectly all right that he's desperately in love with his first
cousin, Bella-she's the only source of intelligent conversation for
miles, and in a town like Verdon, it would be hard "not" to end up
with a relative of one kind or another.
From the beginning, Jim Thompson knew he was going to catch hell no
matter what he did. And during a childhood spent at the mercy of a
father whose schemes put him on the wrong side of the law as often
as the right, and a grandfather who knew the bad parts of town like
the back of his hand, young Jim learned sin better than any writer
had before.
In trouble more often than not, guilty of assault, manslaughter,
and honorably discharged from the military by the skin of his
teeth, David "Bugs" McKenna can't seem to help doing the right
thing at the wrong time--or the wrong thing, every chance he gets.
"Gizmo" is the GI term for the unidentifiable--and that's the way
that Toddy Kent has begun to think of the reasons behind the rapid
swing of his days. Somehow, Kent seems always to find himself
regularly confronted with The Big Break every man would kill
for--only to see it slip through his fingers.
War changed Clinton Brown. Permanently disfigured by a tragic
military accident, he's struggling to find satisfaction from life
as a rewrite man for Pacific City's Courier. Shame has led him to
isolate himself from closest friends and even his estranged, still
faithfully devoted wife, Ellen. Only the bottle keeps him company.
Luane Devore's days are numbered. All her neighbors in the
declining seaside resort town of Manduwoc want her dead. Some, like
her young husband Ralph and his girlfriend Danny, want the
thousands of dollars she keeps hidden under the mattress she spends
her days resting on. Others want her to stop her malicious
gossip--some of which could ruin lives.
Orphaned by a tragic accident at sixteen, Tommy Burwell's been
scraping out a meager existence working dead-end jobs for years.
When he and fellow nomad Four Trey Whitey get jobs working with
dynamite, making way for a new pipeline across the deserted plains
of Far West Texas, disaster ensues. In a matter of days, Tommy is
brutally beaten and witness to an act of cold-blooded murder the
law can't be bothered to investigate.
By the time Jim Thompson was sixteen years old, he had been a
newspaper boy, a burlesque show hawker, a plumber's helper, a
comedian in two-reel pictures, a night bellboy in a luxury hotel
and over a dozen other occupations. By the time he was eighteen, he
was driving across America in a broken-down Ford without a penny to
his name and his mother and his kid sister Freddie in tow, looking
for just one more paycheck to keep them all alive.
Joe Wilmot can't stand his wife Elizabeth. But he sure loves her
movie theater. It's a modest establishment in a beat-down town--but
Joe has the run of the place, and inside its walls, he's king.
Without the theater, he'd be sunk. Without his leadership, the
theater would close in a heartbeat. If it isn't the life Joe
imagined for himself, at the very least, it's livable.
Jake Winroy had no looks, no education, and little else before he'd
worked his way to the top of a million-dollar-a-month horse-betting
ring. But when the state's latched onto his game, the feds take a
bite and the lawyer fees eat away at the rest, all Jake's got left
is the bottle and a beautiful wife whose every word is ugly.
Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A
deputy sheriff, Lou's known to the small-time criminals, the
real-estate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers--the low-lifes,
the big-timers, and everyone in-between--as the nicest guy around.
He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town,
but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have
keeping your streets safe. The sort of man you might even wish your
daughter would end up with someday.
Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve
problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody
in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is
perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and
sleeping with all the eligible women.
To everyone he's every played dice with, Mitch Corley seems like
the luckiest guy around. But in truth, Corley's fast hands are the
only gift fate's ever given him. He's never held down a steady job,
and when it comes to women, his luck might just be the worst of
all--his girlfriend and partner-in-crime Red would double-cross him
in a heartbeat if she knew just how short on cash they really were.
And if Red ever finds out about the wife Corley neglected to
mention, there's a good chance that Corley might not survive the
night.
To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira,
Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap
hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He
has hundreds of friends and associates who could attest to his good
character.
Everyone in Kenton Hills knows that short-tempered, tongue-tied Bob
Talbert wasn't the one responsible for the brutal crime that ended
Josie Eddleman's life. Nevermind that he was the last one to see
her alive.
Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the
first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the
mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize
that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect
getaway to back it up.
The Double-Goal Coach is filled with powerful coaching tools based on Jim Thompson's Positive Coaching Alliance. These strategies reflect the "best-practices" of elite coaches and the latest research in sports psychology.Hundreds of workshops have shaped these tools for maximum effectiveness and ease of use. The lessons and activities can be used in the very next practice to make sports fun and to get the best from players. The Double-Goal Coach provides the framework for coaches and parents to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth -- allowing young athletes to enjoy sports while learning valuable life lessons.
With a new introduction by Charlie Higson 'Fantastic ... in my book Jim Thompson is still the greatest crime writer' Jo Nesbo 'The best suspense writer going, bar none' NEW YORK TIMES 'Jim Thompson holds a special place in my heart' Bruce Springsteen Nick Corey likes being the high sheriff of Potts County. But Nick has a few problems that he needs to deal with: like his loveless marriage, the pimps who torment him, the honest man who is running against him in the upcoming elections and the women who adore him. And it turns out that Nick isn't anything like as amiable, easy-going or as slow as he seems. He's as sly, brutal and corrupt as they come.
THE KILLER INSIDE ME has been a cult classic since its first publication in 1952. Also a major motion picture starring Casey Affleck, directed by Michael Winterbottom. 'Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered' Stanley Kubrick 'His ability to get inside twisted minds was uncanny...extraordinary' INDEPENDENT Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texas town, patient and thoughtful. Some people think he's a little slow and boring but that's the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his 'sickness'. It nearly got him put away when he was younger, but his adopted brother took the rap for that. Now the sickness that has been lying dormant for a while is about to surface again - and the consequences are brutal and devastating. Tense and suspenseful, THE KILLER INSIDE ME is a brilliantly sustained noir crime masterpiece.
Classic crime novel by acclaimed author Jim Thompson - 'the best suspense writer going, bar none' NEW YORK TIMES The story of a bank robbery and its aftermath, of cross and double-cross, told with the unflinching eye of America's greatest crime writer. When it comes to pulling off the perfect bank job, Doc McCoy wrote the book. But with a partner like Rudy Torrento, who is not only treacherous but insane, and a wife who is still an amateur, McCoy has forgotten something: when the crime is big and bloody enough, there is no such thing as a clean getaway.
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