The Alcoholics

The Alcoholics
	First edition
Author	Jim Thompson
Language	English
Publisher	Lion Books
Publication date	1953
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print

Last updated March 30, 2025

The Alcoholics is a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson.^[1]

The novel was re-released in the 1980s along with several other Thompson books under the Black Lizard imprint, by the Creative Arts Book Company.^[2]

Plot

The story revolves around Dr. Peter S. Murphy and his clinic El Healtho where he treats alcoholics.

References

↑ "The Alcoholics". Goodreads.
↑ The Alcoholics at Vintage Crime/Black Lizard catalog ( ISBN 978-0-679-73313-3)

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[1] "The Alcoholics". Goodreads.

[2] The Alcoholics at Vintage Crime/Black Lizard catalog ( ISBN 978-0-679-73313-3)

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v t e Works by Jim Thompson
Novels	Now and on Earth (1942) Heed the Thunder (1946) Nothing More Than Murder (1949) The Killer Inside Me (1952) The Alcoholics (1953) Savage Night (1953) Bad Boy (1953) The Criminal (1953) The Golden Gizmo (1954) A Swell-Looking Babe (1954) A Hell of a Woman (1954) After Dark, My Sweet (1955) The Kill-Off (1957) Wild Town (1957) The Getaway (1958) The Transgressors (1961) The Grifters (1963) Pop. 1280 (1964) The Rip-Off (1989)
Screenplays	The Killing (1956) Paths of Glory (1957)
Film adaptations	The Getaway (1972) The Killer Inside Me (1976) Série noire (1979) Coup de Torchon (1981) The Kill-Off (1989) After Dark, My Sweet (1990) The Grifters (1990) The Getaway (1994) Hit Me (1996) This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) The Killer Inside Me (2010)