Jim Thompson (1906-1977) was an American author of hardboiled crime fiction. Although he was praised by critics during his lifetime, Thompson gained little commercial success in comparison. However, his novels were re-published in the 80s under the Black Lizard imprint, leading to him receiving more popularity posthumously. Several of Thompson’s novels have been adapted to film, including The Getaway and The Grifters.

Jim Thompson made his literary debut in 1942 with Now and On Earth. Below is a list of Jim Thompson’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Now and on Earth(1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heed the Thunder(1946)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nothing More Than Murder / Murder at the Bijou(1949)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cropper's Cabin / Sharecropper Hell(1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killer Inside Me(1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bad Boy(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Criminal(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Recoil(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Alcoholics(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage Night(1953)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Golden Gizmo(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Swell-Looking Babe(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nothing Man(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Hell of a Woman(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Roughneck(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King Blood(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
After Dark, My Sweet(1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kill-Off(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flint (As: Gil Dodge)(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wild Town(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Getaway(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Transgressors(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Grifters(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pop. 1280(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Texas by the Tail(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
South of Heaven(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ironside(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Undefeated(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nothing But a Man(1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Child of Rage(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cellini Chalice(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rip-Off(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Collections

ireworks: The Lost Writings(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Notes: Heed the Thunder was also published as Sins of the Fathers. The Golden Gizmo was also published as The Golden Sinner.

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One Response to “Order of Jim Thompson Books”

  1. badgerbob: 4 years ago

    No one commenting? Wow, a great writer, a few years past. It’s all about today, no? This guy could run roughshod over many current flaky authors.

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