The Nothing Man

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The Nothing Man
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First edition
Author Jim Thompson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Lion Books
Publication date
1953
Media type Print

The Nothing Man is a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson. [1]

Plot

War has left Clinton Brown permanently disfigured by a terrible military accident. He works as a rewrite man for Pacific City's Courier newspaper. Brown's wife Ellen returns to Pacific City, ready to do whatever it takes to get Brown back. Even if it means exposing his deepest secret.

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References

  1. Block, Lawrence (October 14, 1990). "CRIME/MYSTERY; A Tale of Pulp and Passion: The Jim Thompson Revival". The New York Times .