Best Jim Thompson Novels

1.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,518 ratings
2.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,877 ratings
3.
The Grifters
The Grifters 3.93 avg rating — 11,972 ratings
4.
A Hell of a Woman
A Hell of a Woman 3.94 avg rating — 3,776 ratings
5.
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet 3.90 avg rating — 4,660 ratings
6.
Savage Night
Savage Night 3.85 avg rating — 2,499 ratings
7.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,169 ratings
8.
Swell-Looking Babe
Swell-Looking Babe 3.79 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
9.
The Kill-Off
The Kill-Off 3.74 avg rating — 1,355 ratings
10.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,169 ratings
11.
The Nothing Man
The Nothing Man 3.80 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
12.
Bad Boy
Bad Boy 3.73 avg rating — 681 ratings
13.
The Transgressors
The Transgressors 3.48 avg rating — 311 ratings
14.
Now and on Earth
Now and on Earth 3.65 avg rating — 954 ratings
15.
Wild Town
Wild Town 3.74 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
16.
Heed the Thunder
Heed the Thunder 3.71 avg rating — 319 ratings
16.
Nothing More Than Murder
Nothing More Than Murder 3.72 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
16.
The Golden Gizmo
The Golden Gizmo 3.46 avg rating — 652 ratings
19.
The Criminal
The Criminal 3.65 avg rating — 830 ratings
20.
Texas by the Tail
Texas by the Tail 3.52 avg rating — 674 ratings
21.
The Criminal
The Criminal 3.65 avg rating — 830 ratings
22.
The Alcoholics
The Alcoholics 3.36 avg rating — 894 ratings
23.
The Transgressors
The Transgressors 3.48 avg rating — 311 ratings
24.
South of Heaven
South of Heaven 3.70 avg rating — 737 ratings
25.
Roughneck
Roughneck 3.75 avg rating — 690 ratings
26.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,877 ratings
27.
The Rip-Off
The Rip-Off 3.43 avg rating — 603 ratings
28.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.91 avg rating — 7,169 ratings
29.
The Grifters
The Grifters 3.93 avg rating — 11,972 ratings
30.
South of Heaven
South of Heaven 3.70 avg rating — 737 ratings
31.
Heed the Thunder
Heed the Thunder 3.71 avg rating — 319 ratings