The Criminal (novel)

The Criminal
First edition
AuthorJim Thompson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherLion Books
Publication date
1953

The Criminal is a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson.[1]

Plot

Everyone in Kenton Hills knows that short-tempered, tongue-tied Bob Talbert wasn't the one responsible for the brutal crime that ended Josie Eddleman's life. Nevermind that he was the last one to see her alive.

But in a town filled with the likes of an amoral tabloid reporter known only as The Captain, a district attorney who'll do anything for a confession, and Bob's parents, who care as little for Bob as they do for each other, guilt and innocence are little more than a matter of perspective.

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