POP. 1280
As seen on Between the Covers

Some men are real thinkers… So I says to myself, “Nick,” I says, “Nick Corey, these problems of yours are driving you plumb out of your mind, so you better think of something fast. You better come to a decision, Nick Corey, or you’re gonna wish you had.” So I thought and I thought, and then I thought......more

hee haw! a rambunctious, heartwarming delight! loveable and sweet-tempered Nick Corey, Sheriff of Potts County, has more problems than you can shake a stick at. poor guy! all he wants to do is kick back and hold on to his dippity-doo-da job not-arresting people. that's not too much to ask, is it? bu......more

Αποπνέει πραγματικότητα αυτό το άρρωστα συναρπαστικό βιβλίο παθολογικής κοινωνιολογίας και διαταραγμένων, σκοτεινών ζωϊκών χαρακτήρων. Ένα όξινο ψυχογράφημα πανανθρώπινης εμβέλειας με σπάνια απεικόνιση αξιοποίησης της βίας και της παραφροσύνης αναφορικά με την ανθρώπινη φύση. «Pop. 1280» ακούγεται γ......more

Todas las novelas que he leído de Jim Thompson me han gustado y sé que las que me quedan por leer también me gustarán. En esta, Nick Corey hace de las suyas para seguir en su puesto de Sheriff y que su vida siga como siempre. Creo que me cuesta ponerle las cinco estrellas porqué siempre espero más de......more

Poor Nick Corey. He’s got so many problems with his wife and people who actually expect him to do his job as sheriff of a small town that he can hardly eat more than a few pork chops at dinner or sleep more than 8 or 9 hours a night. But Nick has figured out a way to deal with some of his issues, an......more