Jim Thompson
2) Pop. 1280
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Nick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women. Still, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is...
3) The getaway
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up. THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals...
4) The killing
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A group of small-time crooks plan a daring race-track robbery--but their well-laid plans go awry.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics.
6) The grifters
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
Three con artists walk on the razor's edge of life. Lilly has decided it's time to get out, and wants her son out, too. But Roy has fallen for sleek Myra, who wants him for her partner.