Books by Jim Thompson
“Savage Night is one of Thompson’s more famous books, and it plays with the character of the hitman. You see it from his perspective, and that’s something that Jim Thompson is able to do very well—step into the shoes of his characters, the anti-heroes, and show you these dark, complicated, and sometimes preverse minds—and he’s able to do it with a twisted sense of humour.” Read more...
Simon Hawkins, Film Director
Interviews where books by Jim Thompson were recommended
The Best Noir Novels, recommended by Simon Hawkins
Noir is as much an aesthetic as it is a genre of book or movie, explains the film director Simon Hawkins; and though it might be set anywhere, Los Angeles is its spiritual home. Here, he recommends five of the best noir novels—each defined by their strong settings, seedy atmospheres and suspenseful plotting.
