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Jim Thompson Books in Order
Every Jim Thompson book in publication order — 33 in total, spanning 1942–2002.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now and on Earth | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Heed the Thunder | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Nothing More Than Murder | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Cropper's Cabin | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Killer Inside Me | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Bad Boy | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Criminal | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Recoil | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Alcoholics | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Savage Night | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Golden Gizmo | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Swell-Looking Babe | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Nothing Man | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Hell of a Woman | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Roughneck | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | King Blood | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | After Dark, My Sweet | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Kill-Off | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Wild Town | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Getaway | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Transgressors | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Grifters | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Pop. 1280 | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Texas by the Tail | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | South of Heaven | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Ironside | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Undefeated | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Nothing But a Man | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Child of Rage | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Rip-Off | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ireworks: The Lost Writings | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 33, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now and on Earth | 1942 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Heed the Thunder | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Nothing More Than Murder | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Cropper's Cabin | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Killer Inside Me | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Bad Boy | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Criminal | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Recoil | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Alcoholics | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Savage Night | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Golden Gizmo | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Swell-Looking Babe | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Nothing Man | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Hell of a Woman | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Roughneck | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | King Blood | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | After Dark, My Sweet | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Kill-Off | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Wild Town | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Getaway | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Transgressors | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Grifters | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Pop. 1280 | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Texas by the Tail | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | South of Heaven | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Ironside | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Undefeated | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Nothing But a Man | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Child of Rage | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | ireworks: The Lost Writings | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Rip-Off | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | City Sleuths and Tough Guys | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
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