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Angel Fiction

The Grifters

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  • 1963 first published
  • 192 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (5 ratings)
  • 8 editions
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Jim Thompson's The Grifters (1963) is an angel fiction novel. It deals with swindlers and swindling, crime, criminals and mothers and sons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 15 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 192 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Swindlers and swindling
  • Mystery & detective
  • Dillon, roy
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Mothers and sons

Quick answers

Who wrote The Grifters?

The Grifters was written by Jim Thompson and first published in 1963.

What genre is The Grifters?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Grifters?

The median edition has 192 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Grifters?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Long Goodbye, The Chill and The Case of the Crooked Candle.

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