The Criminal
By: Jim Thompson.
Edition: Black Lizard edition
Series: Vintage Crime
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 4 January 1993
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780679733140
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.
Notes: "Originally published in somewhat different form by Lion in 1953"--T.p. verso.