# The Kill-Off - Paperback

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by **Jim Thompson** (Author)

Luane Devore's days are numbered. All her neighbors in the declining seaside resort town of Manduwoc want her dead. Some, like her young husband Ralph and his girlfriend Danny, want the thousands of dollars she keeps hidden under the mattress she spends her days resting on. Others want her to stop her malicious gossip--some of which could ruin lives.

Told from multiple perspectives, _The Kill-Off_ tells the story of a woman not long for this earth--but who will finally take matters into their own hands, and when? THE KILL-OFF was the basis of Maggie Greenwald's critically acclaimed film of the same name.

### Author Biography

Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to _True Detective_when 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 _The Killing_ and _Paths of Glory_). Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including _The Killer Inside Me_ (1952), _After Dark My Sweet_(1955), and _The Grifters_ (1963).  

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** August 05, 2014

## Details

- **Price:** 22.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, Hard-Boiled, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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