Jim Thompson

THE KILLER INSIDE ME has been a cult classic since its first publication in 1952. Also a major motion picture starring Casey Affleck, directed by Michael Winterbottom. Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texas town, patient and thoughtful. Some people think he's a little slow and boring but that's the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his 'sickness'. It nearly got him put away when he was younger, but his adopted brother took the rap for that. Now the sickness that has been lying dormant for a while is about to surface again - and the consequences are brutal and devastating. Tense and suspenseful, THE KILLER INSIDE ME is a brilliantly sustained noir crime masterpiece.

The Killer Inside Me

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.

Erik Wallace

A good, quick read. I can't imagine how this book was received in the early 1950s when it was originally published.

Magnus Dahl

Melody Izard

Wait a minute. Isn't this the same story as Pop. 1280? Except the sheriff's name is Lou instead of Nick. And some other things too. But basically the same. Well it's a type of book that's for sure. 1950s violent sex. A strange thing to think of in the world of Ozzie and Harriet and Ricky Nelson.

james pryor marlowe

Oliver Bernhard

A. D. Knapp

Maurice FitzGerald

Lisa

Joe Maddalone

Shreya Punj

Rowan Myers

Rjyan C Kidwell

Neil L

Annaliese Taylor

Martin Samuelsson

Celia Street

Karla von Felbinger

"Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small Texas town: patient, polite and well liked. Some people think he's a little slow and boring, and that's the worst they say about him. But then, nobody knows about the sickness. It nearly got Lou put away when he was younger, and now the sickness is about to surface again. Only this time, Lou's family aren't around to keep an eye on him. When the list of people who end up dead in Central City increases, Lou Ford faces some very difficult questions. Will those who start to wonder about their affable Deputy Sheriff connect the sinsiter events in his past to the town's violent present? Instantly gripping and often disturbing, The Killer Inside Me is a classic suspense novel." --

Andrew Sztehlo

Joshua Line

Benjamin Harlow

The Killer Inside Me

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