# Jim Thompson: Five Noir Novels of the 1950s & 60s (#399)

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- Authors: [Jim Thompson](https://www.bookquiver.com/jim-thompson), [Robert Polito](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-polito)
- Publisher: Library of America
- ISBN: 978-15-9853-843-4
- Pages: 864
- Published: 2026-03-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A straight flush of 5 noir masterworks by America’s “Dimestore Dostoevsky”—the crime fiction legend who revolutionized the genre with his experimental style. " My favorite crime...