South Of Heaven, Jim Thompson
South Of Heaven, Jim Thompson
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South Of Heaven

Author: Jim Thompson

Narrator: Brian Troxell

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2012


Synopsis

Orphaned by a tragic accident at sixteen, Tommy Burwell's been scraping out a meager existence working dead-end jobs for years. When he and fellow nomad Four Trey Whitey get jobs working with dynamite, making way for a new pipeline across the deserted plains of Far West Texas, disaster ensues. In a matter of days, Tommy is brutally beaten and witness to an act of cold-blooded murder the law can't be bothered to investigate.

When Carol, a knockout beauty, shows up looking to follow the caravan of workers, Tommy falls for her almost immediately. There aren't any jobs for women on the pipeline, but Carol knows a few things she could do for the workers to keep afloat -- an arrangement that Tommy can't bear for long. As Tommy's about to find out, when you're South of Heaven, you're far from grace - -and sometimes the only way out is down.

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 Magnus on October 25, 2015

fair-to middling Jim Thompson. I tend to be a completist, need to read everything favourite authors have written. This is by far not his worst, in fact it's pretty good but still eons away from his best titles.......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on June 26, 2016

West-Texas in den zwanziger Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der gerade einmal 21jährige Tommy Burwell berichtet dem Leser vom harten Leben auf den Baustellen für die Ölpipelines. Er und sein Kumpel Four Trey gehören zum Sprengkommando - eine besonders gefährliche Arbeit. Doch hat Tommy sich schon in al......more

Goodreads review by Adam on October 28, 2022

Pulp virtuoso Jim Thompson has written quite a number of books based on various jobs he's had over the years. A Swell-Looking Babe and his other works set in hotels are among the best. In his first novel, Now and On Earth, the protagonist works in the aeronautics industry, though that's the least in......more

Goodreads review by Tony on March 19, 2025

I think this is one of Thompson's lesser known novels. It was pretty good. A great ending made it very good.......more

Goodreads review by TheRavenking on June 21, 2023

Im Texas der zwanziger Jahre heuert der junge Tommy Burwell bei einer Ölgesellschaft an. Als sein alter Kumpel Four Trey Whitey ihn bei Sprengarbeiten einsetzt, beginnt für Tommy eine harte Zeit unter der gnadenlosen Wüstensonne. In diesem von hemmungsloser Gewalt und Streitlust geprägtem Milieu mus......more