A review by sireno8
Savage Night by Jim Thompson

3.0

A fascinating study in pulp paranoia from one of the masters of the genre. It's slickly paced and peppered with imagery brilliant and disturbing, some of it downright disgusting--but like an accident on the side of the road, it's impossible to turn away. It's a real testament to a writer when they getting you rooting for a character who is completely despicable. What I found particularly surprising was the deft character deliniations drawn largely out of dialogue. Much of it has stayed with me--I keep moving the plot pieces around in my head. Dark but dazzling.