{"product_id":"nothing-more-than-murder-paperback","title":"Nothing More Than Murder - 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), \u003cb\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Wilmot can't stand his wife Elizabeth. But he sure loves her movie theater. It's a modest establishment in a beat-down town--but Joe has the run of the place, and inside its walls, he's king. Without the theater, he'd be sunk. Without his leadership, the theater would close in a heartbeat. If it isn't the life Joe imagined for himself, at the very least, it's livable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything changes when Joe falls for the housemaid Carol, and the two can't keep it a secret from Elizabeth. Elizabeth won't leave Joe the theater unless he provides for her...but he's put \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e his money into the show house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarol and Joe's only hope is the life insurance policies they've taken out on each other. If one of them were to be presumed dead, they'd have more than enough money to solve all their problems... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows murder better than Jim Thompson and in this incisive foray into the dark dealings of the mid-20th century movie industry, he doesn't disappoint, in the riveting story of a love triangle gone horribly wrong, and just how far one man will go to hold on to a desperate dream.\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 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 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":44900678565990,"sku":"9780316403931","price":22.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b1JLQWtDWEZySGJEUVVST3dBV3lqdz09.webp?v=1773032721","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/nothing-more-than-murder-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}