{"product_id":"bad-boy-paperback-2","title":"Bad Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, Jim Thompson knew he was going to catch hell no matter what he did. And during a childhood spent at the mercy of a father whose schemes put him on the wrong side of the law as often as the right, and a grandfather who knew the bad parts of town like the back of his hand, young Jim learned sin better than any writer had before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his rabble-rousing adolescence\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ein the American Midwest, to wasted teenage years in the seedy underbelly of the hotel industry, to Thompson's chilling encounter with the real-life inspiration of THE KILLER INSIDE ME, BAD BOY offers a fascinating glimpse at the formative years of the man who would become one of the most famous authors of modern American Noir, in the autobiography-as-novel that follows the birth of the legend himself in the signature style Thompson made famous.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003ewhen he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also co-wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films \u003ci\u003eThe Killing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e). Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e(1955), and \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters\u003c\/i\u003e (1963).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227403206905,"sku":"9780316403757","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T3EzWHpYNlRrb0h2cUNCLzlKZnBLUT09.webp?v=1768279709","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bad-boy-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}