After Dark, My Sweet (novel)

After Dark, My Sweet is a 1955 American crime novel by Jim Thompson.[1]

After Dark, My Sweet
First edition
AuthorJim Thompson
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime fiction
PublisherLion Books
Publication date
1955
Publication placeUnited States

Plot

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William Collins is a former boxer with a deadly accident in his past. Collins has broken out of his fourth mental hospital and met a con man and a beautiful woman, whose plans for him include murder and kidnapping.

Film adaptation

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The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1990.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Block, Lawrence (October 14, 1990). "CRIME/MYSTERY; A Tale of Pulp and Passion: The Jim Thompson Revival". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Farber, Stephen (January 21, 1990). "In the Desert, a Jim Thompson Novel Blossoms on Film". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2012.