The Kill-Off (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Jim Thompson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Lion Books |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United States |
The Kill-Off is an American crime novel by Jim Thompson first published in 1957, and reprinted by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard in 1999. The novel is a bleak tale of murder in a small, dying resort town being torn apart by gossip, racism, incest (actual or alleged), alcoholism and financial difficulties. It was adapted into a film in 1990.