num_pages: 120
description: A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns justice into a carnival. A terrified boy is railroaded. In the twisted world of Jim Thompson, everyone is guilty, and the worst crimes are unpunishable.
language: English
title: The Criminal
titlecomplete: The Criminal
characters: Bob Talbert
genres: Hard Boiled, Noir, Mystery, Suspense, Novels, Detective, Politics, Fiction, Modern, Crime
ratings_count: 788
publisher: Vintage