But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. The sort of man you might even wish your daughter would end up with someday.

He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have keeping your streets safe. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to the small-time criminals, the real-estate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers - the low-lifes, the big-timers, and everyone in-between - as the nicest guy around. Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. In The Killer Inside Me, America's 'Dimestore Dostoevsky' Jim Thompson goes where few novelists have dared to go, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American Serial Killer years before Charles Manson and Brett Easton Ellis's American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time. 'Originally published as Jim Thompson's the killer inside me, issues #1-5.' Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. The sickness that is about to surface again. But, then, most people don't know aboutathe sickness-the sickness that almost got Lou put away when he was younger. The worst thing most people can say against him is that he's a little slow and a little boring. Lou Ford is the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas. Jim Thompson's sinewy, brutal, and beloved novel comes to life in this graphic noir-novel! In THE KILLER INSIDE ME, Thompson went where few have dared, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American serial killer years before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton Ellis'saAmerican Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known asatheamaster performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.

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