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Book Review of The Killer Inside Me (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

The Killer Inside Me (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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An underground classic since its publication in 1952, The Killer Inside Me is the book that made Jim Thompson's name synonymous with the roman noir. "Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none." The New York Times.

Loud Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in TX. The worst thing most people can say against hiim 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.