{"product_id":"pop-1280-by-jim-thompson-20th-anniversary-paperback-1984-black-lizard-books","title":"Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson [20th ANNIVERSARY PAPERBACK] 1984 • Black Lizard Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop. 1280 by Jim Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20th ANNIVERSARY PAPERBACK [1985] BLACK LIZARD BOOKS • CREATIVE ARTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeluxe laminated vintage mass market paperback. Mint!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook is in excellent condition.  Like new!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNick Corey is a terrible sheriff on purpose. He doesn't solve problems, enforce rules or arrest criminals. He knows that nobody in tiny Potts County actually wants to follow the law and he is perfectly content lazing about, eating five meals a day, and sleeping with all the eligible women.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill, Nick has some very complex problems to deal with. Two local pimps have been sassing him, ruining his already tattered reputation. His girlfriend Rose is being terrorized by her husband. And then, there's his wife and her brother Lenny who won't stop troubling Nick's already stressed mind. Are they a little too close for a brother and a sister?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an election coming up, Nick needs to fix his problems and fast. Because the one thing Nick does know is that he will do anything to stay sheriff. Because, as it turns out, Sheriff Nick Corey is not nearly as dumb as he seems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Pop. 1280 , widely regarded as a classic of mid-20th century crime, Thompson offers up one of his best, in a tale of lust, murder, and betrayal in the Deep South that was the basis for the critically acclaimed French film Coup de Torchon .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709459738873,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/pop1280-1.jpg?v=1784924815","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/pop-1280-by-jim-thompson-20th-anniversary-paperback-1984-black-lizard-books","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}