![]() The book featured little crime and violence that later filled his writing, and even though it was positively reviewed, the book was poorly sold. These events formed a foundation of his semi-autobiographical book, Now And On Earth published in 1942. In the first few days of the World War II, he worked at an aircraft factory where the FBI often investigated him due to his early connection with the Communist Party. For two years during prohibition in Texas, Thomson worked as a ballboy during the nights while attending school in the day. ![]() He was bright and well-read but had little regard informal education. Few of his short story pieces were published in his mid-teens. He was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma and began writing at an early age. Despite gaining positive critics notably by Anthony Boucher, he was little recognized in his lifetime. ![]() He wrote more than 30 books majority of which were original paperback. ![]() Jim Thompson was an American author and screenwriter famously known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Nothing More Than Murder / Murder at the Bijou ![]()
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