Pop. 1280, Jim Thompson
Pop. 1280, Jim Thompson
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Pop. 1280

Author: Jim Thompson

Narrator: John McLain

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/25/2011


Synopsis

Nick 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.

Still, 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?

With 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.

In 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.

About Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson is founder and CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). He received the inaugural ETHOS Award from the Institute for Sports Law and Ethics (ISLE) in 2013, and now serves on the ISLE Board.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vit on April 21, 2025

Some men are real thinkers… So I says to myself, “Nick,” I says, “Nick Corey, these problems of yours are driving you plumb out of your mind, so you better think of something fast. You better come to a decision, Nick Corey, or you’re gonna wish you had.” So I thought and I thought, and then I thought......more

Goodreads review by mark on June 06, 2012

hee haw! a rambunctious, heartwarming delight! loveable and sweet-tempered Nick Corey, Sheriff of Potts County, has more problems than you can shake a stick at. poor guy! all he wants to do is kick back and hold on to his dippity-doo-da job not-arresting people. that's not too much to ask, is it? bu......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on September 12, 2020

Todas las novelas que he leído de Jim Thompson me han gustado y sé que las que me quedan por leer también me gustarán. En esta, Nick Corey hace de las suyas para seguir en su puesto de Sheriff y que su vida siga como siempre. Creo que me cuesta ponerle las cinco estrellas porqué siempre espero más de......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on January 27, 2015

Poor Nick Corey. He’s got so many problems with his wife and people who actually expect him to do his job as sheriff of a small town that he can hardly eat more than a few pork chops at dinner or sleep more than 8 or 9 hours a night. But Nick has figured out a way to deal with some of his issues, an......more