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Publisher's summary
In The Killer Inside Me, America's "Dimestore Dostoevsky" Jim Thompson goes where few novelists have dared to go, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American serial killer years before Charles Manson and Brett Easton Ellis's American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.
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.
But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. An urge that has already claimed multiple lives, and cost Lou his brother Mike, a self-sacrificing construction worker fell to his death on the job in what was anything but an accident. A murder that Lou is determined to avenge - and if innocent people have to die in the process, well, that's perfectly all right with him.
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- Ron
- 01-17-12
Much better than those ratings indicate.
This is typical Thompson. That is to say: it's dark, it has tempting babes, it has a straight forward plot that flips every time the listener gets comfortable. There has been discussion of the ending, but remember: this is about a crazy person!
The narration is suited to the story, his voices are perfect for the characters, and the pace is noir creepy. This is a fun listening experience.
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- Bradley Paul Valentine
- 01-15-17
Great and notable work by Jim Thompson
Any additional comments?
I’ve little to add about this classic work of noir. If you don’t already know Jim Thompson’s work, you should. I only wanted to say something perhaps to encourage those on the fence about Thompson to take the bad reviews into account but to understand they’re completely silly (most of them). No, Jim Thompson isn’t a perfect writer. Yes, they are works of their times, like every work is. But the number of times I’ve seen Thompson’s work on Audible dismissed because of dark, disturbed characters who reviewers astoundingly suggest are “ridiculous” or “poor written” is beyond belief.
I mean to each his own. No accounting for tastes. And again, not every Thompson book is a winner. I’ve given more than one a poor review myself. (Killer Inside Me, The Getaway, After Dark My Sweet, The Grifters are all winners, btw).
These characters and plots do tend to be “twisted” and irredeemable. Immoral. That’s the point, right? If that’s too much for you, then this stuff isn’t for you. I think part of the problem is the modern understanding of “unlikeable” characters. These days the so-called unsympathetic characters are really VERY likeable and sympathetic. We find out that they’re abused and make mistakes, they have people we like who are trying to redeem them, and like in the Dexter books they end up facing characters who are “worse.” By they’re not worse because the Dexter types are really superheroes when you think about it. They’re likeable. What could be more likeable than a guy who knows he has certain tendencies and uses them for the benefit of society and loved ones? Who ever heard of a serial killer who loves others? It’s nonsense.
However, Jim Thompson writes about truly despicable people.
Beware the distinction.
That is if Audible bothers publishing this review, ha. They tend to disappear.
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- JoAnn
- 07-17-12
Wow!
A chilling look into the mind of a serial killer. It had me hooked from the beginning. This is a "must listen" for anyone who enjoys a psychological thriller. The performer was spot on and at times gave me chills.
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- Lee Horton
- 03-27-15
Great Jim Thompson
One of the best from one of the best. Kevin Collins does a great job.
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- Ann
- 07-23-12
Twisted
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Not "well-spent" but perhaps "not begrudged". I'm not a fan of the 1950s crime noir with its bleak, cynical writing and cheap women, but Thompson was certainly an over-the-top writer and I was never quite sure where the story would go next. The narrator did a nice job; in lesser-skilled hands (or voice), the story may have been just too off the wall.
Would you be willing to try another book from Jim Thompson? Why or why not?
No, one of his books is enough.
Which character – as performed by Kevin T. Collins – was your favorite?
It has to be deputy sheriff Lou Ford: a sadomasochistic sociopath who feels no remorse for anything he does, who gets castrated by his father and pumps himself full of hormones so he can still perform brutal sex acts, a cold-blooded deviant and double-crosser who most people in town believe is a good citizen of the community, and yet someone who I just couldn't quite completely dislike. I even found myself horrified a few times when I laughed out loud at his sick sense of humor.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No; reading about it was enough.
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- Peter
- 07-23-12
5 Stars
What made the experience of listening to The Killer Inside Me the most enjoyable?
The way the characters are so completely different and vivid. As if each were product of the imagination of a different author.
What other book might you compare The Killer Inside Me to and why?
None to date
Which character – as performed by Kevin T. Collins – was your favorite?
Howard Hendricks the lawyer
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
jail cel interview between Hendricks and Ford
Any additional comments?
Great story, great characters, great narration.
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- girlhende1
- 05-20-18
classic pulp noir
The story was great, the characters weren't very well explored but it's a pulp story written in the 50s so I wasn't expecting an elaborate backdrop of characters. If you're looking for a noir book that's all story- fast, hard, and dirty -then this is it.
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- mary
- 07-28-12
Pretty Good
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
It took a bit of listening to get into but it turned out to be a pretty good listen, didn't want to stop until the end.
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- EH
- 01-06-17
Good
Enjoyed it but when the voice guy does the voice of a girl in a sexual way it gets super weird
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- Kevin
- 10-02-12
Not bad! Not great...
Was The Killer Inside Me worth the listening time?
Worth a listen if you get it on sale. Interesting story told from the killers point of view. Just don't expect miracles from this book.
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- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Jim Thompson's classic The Grifters is one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for the critically acclaimed film by Stephen Frears and Martin Scorcese. 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.
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Thompson at his best.
- By Ron on 01-17-12
By: Jim Thompson
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After Dark, My Sweet
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution. One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent - at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they've picked up isn't like other kids: He's diabetic and without insulin, he'll die. Not the safest situation for Collins, a man for whom stress and violence have long gone hand-in-hand.
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Good Film, Good Book
- By KB2187 on 03-17-17
By: Jim Thompson
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Pop. 1280
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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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. Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation.
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Camus of Crime Fiction
- By Darwin8u on 06-14-15
By: Jim Thompson
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The Getaway
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: David De Vries
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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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 Getaway is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos.
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"Getaway" is what I did!
- By Laura on 07-27-12
By: Jim Thompson
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Savage Night
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: David W. Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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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. Jake's to be the top witness in a major case against organized crime. But an enigmatic Mafioso known only as "The Man" has a plan to make dead certain Jake never gets the chance to testify.
By: Jim Thompson
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A Hell of a Woman
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Thomas Kelly
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Frank "Dolly" Dillon has a job he hates, working sales and collections for Pay-E-Zee Stores; a wife named Joyce he can't stand; and an account balance that barely allows him to pay the bills each month. Working door-to-door one day, trying to eke money out of folk with even less of it than he has, Dolly crosses paths with a beautiful young woman named Mona Farrell. Mona's being forced by her aunt to do things she doesn't like, with men she doesn't know - she wants out, any way she can get it.
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L'enfer, c'est les autres
- By Darwin8u on 07-16-15
By: Jim Thompson
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The Grifters
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Jim Thompson's classic The Grifters is one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for the critically acclaimed film by Stephen Frears and Martin Scorcese. 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.
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Thompson at his best.
- By Ron on 01-17-12
By: Jim Thompson
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After Dark, My Sweet
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution. One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent - at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they've picked up isn't like other kids: He's diabetic and without insulin, he'll die. Not the safest situation for Collins, a man for whom stress and violence have long gone hand-in-hand.
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Good Film, Good Book
- By KB2187 on 03-17-17
By: Jim Thompson
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Wild Town
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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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. But when he drifts his way into Ragtown, Texas, things seem to finally be turning around for Bugs. Still, things are likely to get ugly, fast - and odds are, it'll have something to do with the bombshell wife of Bugs' new employer....
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A bit of Crime AND Punishment in West Texas.
- By Darwin8u on 07-03-15
By: Jim Thompson
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Nothing More than Murder
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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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. Everything changes when Joe falls for the housemaid, Carol, and the two can't keep it a secret from Elizabeth.
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I couldn't finish this.
- By Richard Delman on 06-25-12
By: Jim Thompson
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Double Indemnity
- By: James M. Cain
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful, Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches. First published in 1936, this novel reaffirmed James M. Cain as a virtuoso of the roman noir.
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Morals be gone
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-31-11
By: James M. Cain
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A Swell-Looking Babe
- By: Jim Thompson
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It was supposed to be only a temporary job - something to pay the bills until Dusty could get his feet back on the ground and raise enough money for medical school. After all, there's nothing wrong with being a bellboy at a respectable hotel like the Manton - that is, until she came along. Marcia Hillis. The perfect woman. Beautiful. Experienced. Older and wiser. But while Dusty has designs on Marcia, Marcia has an agenda of her own.
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very good
- By Darryl on 09-19-12
By: Jim Thompson
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- By: George V. Higgins
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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George V. Higgins, the internationally-acclaimed grand master of crime fiction, returns to thrill listeners with this riveting tale of cops, robbers, and big city low life. An expertly crafted story of loyalty and betrayal, it is peppered with wonderfully authentic dialogue and seedy black market atmosphere. Eddie Coyle is a small-time gun dealer with a big-time problem: who to sell out to avoid going to prison.
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Fantastic Narration meets Fantastic Dialogue
- By Roy Reiss on 06-18-12
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
- By: James M. Cain
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged