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The Killer Inside Me [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Jim Thompson (Author)
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"Probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered." --Stanley Kubrick

"Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none." --The New York Times


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Lou Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas.  The worst thing most people can say against him is that he's a little slow and a little boring.  But, then, most people don't know about the sickness--the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger.  The sickness that is about to surface again.

An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir.


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5.0 out of 5 stars No hoky noir crap--the sociopathic real deal, May 26 2004
By J from NY (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
Although crime fiction has never been of particular interest to me, I actually discovered Thompson's "Killer Inside Me" in the horror section of a local bookstore. The cover itself held my attention: a deranged, "Deliverancesque" face grimacing at the jagged orange lines which gave us a clue into the psyche of the protagonist, or rather the anti-protagonist. Along with Kubrick's blurb (I couldn't imagine a better or more believable "sociopathic" narrative than the one Kubrick offered in his classic "Clockwork") I envisioned in my mind a seedy novel which detailed the gleeful rampage of a madman with a badge.

I was dead wrong. Not only is this not your typical "I'm actually a twisted (...) and no one knows it" piece of fiction, Thompson's murderer is in actuality as mind numbingly complex as the beautifully simple, commonplace mentality in which he writes. Lou Ford is a town sherrif with seemingly honest sensibilities, hardline values, and a great deal of empathy for the downtrodden and disinherited. Striking his fellow townspeople as a warm, somewhat monotonous but ever reliable upholder of the law, Ford's slow and fascinating downfall reveals the inner world of a man who is not so much a ruthless killer as a conflicted psychopath attempting to grasp his own identity (which he does not have) within the circumference of his surroundings and by turns tender and vicious relationships with the opposite sex. The brutal scenes in which he coldly calculates and executes those who 'stand in his way' (including women who are seemingly ignorant of 'the sickness' right up until the bloody end) are so divergent from the rest of his narrative that the reader is genuinely shocked and frightened. Ford displays not so much a facade to others as a pathetic 'do gooder' mentality which he needs to conceal the fact that not only does he lack much emotion of any kind, but that the other side of his split/schizoid personality could emerge at any moment.

Ford's relationship with Johnnie Papas, the young town 'screw up' is perhaps the most poignant aspect of the entire novel. On one level he seems to genuinely empathize with the young man's pitiable position in life, and we see understanding dialogues between the two characters; later, in the depths of the county jail, we see Lou bash his throat in after giving his 'real', chilling feelings about the world and Johnnie's honest but rough position in it.

In the last chapter, we see the 'other' Lou Ford full blown. I won't ruin it for other readers, but I will say that it is undoubtedly one of the most chilling pieces of fiction I have ever read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down, Sep 22 2003
This review is from: The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
I know crime novels -- I write them -- and even though this one is fifty years old, it's absolutely one of the most frightening books I've ever read. I'd do anything to get this guy's narrative voice. If you've never read Jim Thompson, start with this one, and you'll end up reading everything (still in print) that he wrote.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Cold and Brutal, Jun 30 2003
By wellred (cullman, al United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Killer Inside Me (Paperback)
The few people who have given this work such poor reviews most likely are looking for a book with a higher body count and a lower degree of insight. The few killings for which we are witness are indeed brutal and repulsive acts. No matter if they happen in 1952 or 2003. The look inside the killer is not frantic or eratic but is cold and harsh and probing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Thompson Story.
I believe I've read all of Jim's fiction and even his autobiography "Roughneck". Killer Inside Me is easily my favorite. Read more
Published on May 29 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Boiled crime at its best
This was my first Jim Thompson book and although it will not be my last, I can't see how he can top this - I have heard that this is his best, so maybe he never did. Read more
Published on Sep 22 2003 by D. Bakken

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Psychological Intrigue
I decided to read a Jim Thompson novel because of Amazon[.com] recommendations. I can honestly say that Amazon[.com] did a good job. Read more
Published on April 9 2003 by Molly Zoe

2.0 out of 5 stars The Killer Inside Me Died of Boredom
I think my own anticipation just murdered this book for me. I expected it be engaging and thought provoking but it was neither of those things. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2003 by Rhonda Horning

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant little story
This book trips along nicely in some parts. Loses it a little toward the end. A quiet Sunday afternoon book.
Published on Dec 2 2002 by Iain Crockett

3.0 out of 5 stars This is supposed to be good writing?
I really wanted to like Jim Thompsons stuff. I like noir, and am interested in Thompsons life (from the culturally dead Midwest, his collaborations with Stanley Kubrick, his... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2002 by Kenneth E. Wagner Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Small Town Killer
All is not as it seems as we start in on this is chilling account told by Lou Ford, a sheriffï¿s deputy in a small town in Texas. Read more
Published on Aug 23 2002 by Untouchable

4.0 out of 5 stars The Killer Inside Jim Thompson
While some of the impact of this tale has tempered in time (it was originally published in 1952), the stark brutality of the narrator draws you in slowly ... Read more
Published on Jul 1 2002 by Edward Lee

4.0 out of 5 stars Noir Classic Will Slay You
I imagine that Jim Thompson's "The Killer Inside Me" was quite a shocker upon first publication in 1952, when the idea of the psychopathic serial killer was still quite unusual... Read more
Published on May 14 2002 by Brian D. Rubendall

4.0 out of 5 stars Sorry pedro!
Thompson's gritty little yarn gives a very entertaining and viceral spin on that whole Texas justice schtick.A fine pulp novel.
Published on Jan 5 2002 by Jess

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