In "Nothing Man', Jim Thompson invites a long walk with Clinton Brown but he forces the reader to look inside the reader's own mind. In startling murder after murder Author Thompson turns the reader into a long thread which he interweaves with the thread that is Clint "Brownie" Brown. i could not divorce myself from Clint Brown. There were times I wanted to hold Clint Brown close and comfort him yet felt the necessity of keeping one hand close to my concealed Charter Arms Pink Lady .38.