The Kill-Off
by Thompson, Jim
(1906 - 1977) James Meyers Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective when he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory”). An outstanding crime writer, the world of his fiction is rife with violence and corruption. In examining the underbelly of human experience and American society in particular, Thompson’s work at its best is both philosophical and experimental. Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including The Killer Inside Me (1952), After Dark My Sweet (1955), and The Grifters (1963).
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The Kill Off
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Lion Press. Good+. First Edition. Softcover. Mass market paperback. Published January, 1957. Ink mark to front cover, creasing/wear to covers, front cover splitting at ends along spine. Reading crease to rear cover. Few spots to inside cover/ffep. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Item Price
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Mysterius Press NY 1987 186 pages. First thus. Near fine unread condition with light toning to inside covers and pages, and a trace of wear. See photos. Pulp1 Item Price
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New York: Lion Books, Inc., [1957]., 1957. First edition. First edition. PBO. Lion LL142. Fine, bright copy in color pictorial wrappers with the yellow edge-staining bright and even, and no trace of tanning to the pages. Another of Thompson's paperback original novels where in this tale an evil woman spins a web of corruption. Item Price
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VG - VG+. 1957 Lion Books LL142, first printing. Softcover. Readers crease; 1/2" tear to bottom edge of cover w/ small tape repair on inside cover (see photos). Nice overall copy of rare paperback original. Sharp and square, with the flaws noted above. Released mid-career, in between 'After Dark, My Sweet' and '… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Lion Library, 1957. First edition. Very good, several crease to front panel, light rubbing to spine ends. (6001). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Lion Library #LL142. Paperback original. Source for a feature film. Item Price
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THE KILL-OFF, Lion Books, 1957, first edition., fine in wraps. Scarce thus. Item Price
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New York: Mysterious Press (1987).. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. A solid copy with only minor wear. "Written in his signature tough-guy style, The Kill-Off is about a murder before it actually happens as protagonist Luane Devore is waiting to be knocked off by any number of likely assassins from among her friends and relatives." - LJ… Read more about this item Item Price
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NEW YORK NY: LION LIBRARY. VG+ WRAPS. PUB 1965. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: LL142. BOOK HAS READER'S CREASE ON THE FRONT COVER BUT IS OTHERWISE FINE. ANEXCELLENT TIGHT CLEAN COPY.. Keywords: PAPERBACK ORIGINAL, NOIR NOVEL, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF. Item Price
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The Kill-Off
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Grand Central Publishing, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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London: Corgi, 1988. First edition. Paperback. VG. 202 pages. The author whose literary qualities were only 'discovered' after his death. Now the source of classic films such as 'The Getaway'. . Item Price
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The Kill-Off
by Jim Thompson
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