Killer Inside Me

by Jim Thompson | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1407230050 Global Overview for this book
Registered by emmafiles of Murrumba Downs, Queensland Australia on 9/26/2017
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Journal Entry 1 by emmafiles from Murrumba Downs, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The Killer Inside Me is a 1952 novel by American writer Jim Thompson

Journal Entry 2 by emmafiles at Murrumba Downs, Queensland Australia on Thursday, December 7, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (12/7/2017 UTC) at Murrumba Downs, Queensland Australia

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Book sent off in the Australian Bookbag.
Enjoy!

Journal Entry 3 by eris-in-oz at Dingley Village, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Taken from the bookbag for my mum to read.

Journal Entry 4 by eris-in-oz at Dingley Village, Victoria Australia on Monday, March 19, 2018

Released 6 yrs ago (3/20/2018 UTC) at Dingley Village, Victoria Australia

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To mum.

Journal Entry 5 by AnonymousFriend at Wantirna South, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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.

Journal Entry 6 by AnonymousFriend at Wantirna South, Victoria Australia on Sunday, October 28, 2018
I'm ashamed to say I couldn't put it down. An old thriller but written so you want to know what he does next. The book has certainly been around!
The Killer Inside Me is a 1952 novel by American writer Jim Thompson published by Fawcett Publications. In the introduction to the anthology Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s, it is described as "one of the most blistering and uncompromising crime novels ever written."
In 1976, the novel was adapted into a film of the same title, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Stacy Keach as Lou Ford and Tisha Sterling as Amy Stanton. A 2010 version written by John Curran, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010, and was released in theaters later that year. The post-punk/alternative-country rock band Green on Red titled their 1987 album "The Killer Inside Me" after the book.
Lou Ford later appears in Thompson's novel Wild Town (1957). The Lou Ford character in Wild Town is a mirror image of the one in Killer Inside Me. In Wild Town Lou Ford is also a sheriff, he also plays the fool, and he is also smarter and more capable than anyone else in the small town although he keeps it well hidden. He also prefers, and is usually able, to manipulate events rather than directly intervene. However, whereas in Killer Lou Ford manipulates events to further his own greed and lust, in Wild Town he manipulates events to bring about justice, to help people, and even to play matchmaker. (from Wikapedia)

Journal Entry 7 by AnonymousFriend at Cafe 130 (formerly SI Cafe) in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (11/2/2018 UTC) at Cafe 130 (formerly SI Cafe) in Templestowe, Victoria Australia

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Release #222 for 2018 ...

Journal Entry 8 by genrek at Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Friday, November 2, 2018
Caught today...

Journal Entry 9 by genrek at Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, February 26, 2019
A Grizzly novel but also engaging. How long can Lou escape his actions?

Journal Entry 10 by genrek at Queen Street Rescue in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (6/19/2019 UTC) at Queen Street Rescue in Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia

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On to the shelves.

Journal Entry 11 by Mtnmade at Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Saturday, July 6, 2019
Found the book in a cafe while on holiday in June 2019. Really enjoyed it. Thought I knew the ending from having seen a similar movie, but the ending turned out differently to my enjoyment.

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