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by Jim Thompson (Author) "I rode a streetcar to the edge of the city limits, then I started to walk, swinging the old thumb whenever I saw a car..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; New edition edition (20 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752852086
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752852089
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 620,210 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Published as part of the Crime Masterworks series, this reissue showcases one of Thompson's greatest criminal treasues.'

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'Published as part of the Crime Masterworks series, this reissue showcases one of Thompson's greatest criminal treasues.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

One of a series of crime masterworks, past classics that have clearly stood the test of time and are being re-issued... Thompson's work is often categorised as hard- boiled and violent but there's a depth to it that takes it beyond pulp fiction. After Dark, My Sweet is well worth seeking out. (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS )

'This celebrated pulp thriller, brought to a new audience courtesy of Orion's splendid Crime Masterworks series, features three of his most memorable creations... Thompson portrays his people with light and shade and the ending is one that will linger in many readers' memories.' (Martin Edwards TANGLED WEB )

'This is a classic 1950s pulp fiction from a master of the genre...Call him hard-boiled or noir as you will, Thompson is at heart simply a fine writer, and a master of the art of exposing the frailty of the human psyche.' (Ian Morson TANGLED WEB )

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best intro to the Thompson ouvre, 23 Jun 1999
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After Dark, My Sweet is Thompson's tightest and least dated work. His trademarks-- flawed, mentally imbalanced first-person narrators; "Jim Thompson women"; plans gone horribly, horribly wrong-- are here in there most accesible forms. Pitch black, pitch perfect noir.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A good intro to Thompson's dark world, 23 Jun 1998
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One of the most suspensful books in recent memory. Every time you get lulled into a sense of security, Thompson hits you with a haymaker square in the nose. The plot is clever and filled with so many twists and turns that you forget about the stereo-typed "tough guy" characters.
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