Helpful Score: 2
This book was first published in 1952. It is 2007 and it is still very timely.
Lou Ford is a deputy sheriff somewhere in Texas. Everybody likes him and he is always helpful to others.
In the beginning of the first pages the reader experiences Lous other sides:
Behind all the niceness and helpfulness lurks a sadistic animal whose veins lie in bodily and mental abuse.
The books written out of Lous perspective, the psychopath without mercy for his victims. Based on the events of his youth, the loss of his brother, who took Lous guilt and paid with his life, a hate-love developes particulary against a special type of women.
Lou kills several people and seems to be always under control of himself.
What has to be will be done, is necessary for him. He is confident nobody could possibly do any harm to him.
Lou Ford is a deputy sheriff somewhere in Texas. Everybody likes him and he is always helpful to others.
In the beginning of the first pages the reader experiences Lous other sides:
Behind all the niceness and helpfulness lurks a sadistic animal whose veins lie in bodily and mental abuse.
The books written out of Lous perspective, the psychopath without mercy for his victims. Based on the events of his youth, the loss of his brother, who took Lous guilt and paid with his life, a hate-love developes particulary against a special type of women.
Lou kills several people and seems to be always under control of himself.
What has to be will be done, is necessary for him. He is confident nobody could possibly do any harm to him.
Helpful Score: 2
If not his best, then top 3 for sure. Dark joy ride of trills by probably the best author in this field. READ IT
Marci (marcijo28) -
A truly scary psychopath! This is a great book by one of the masters of crime.
Susan D. (soozie321) reviewed The Killer Inside Me (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) on + 25 more book reviews
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.
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.
