Black Hornet by James Sallis
A sniper appears in 1960s New Orleans, a sun-baked city of Black Panthers and other separatists. Five people have been fatally shot. When the sixth victim is killed, Lew Griffin is standing beside her. He's black and she's white, and though they are virtual strangers, it is left to Griffin to avenge her death, or at least to try and make some sense of it. His unlikely allies include a crusading black journalist, a longtime supplier of mercenary arms and troops, and bail bondsman Frankie DeNoux. Yet it is the character of Lew Griffin that takes center stage, as in each of Sallis's highly praised books. He is by now, in this prequel, well on the way to becoming what he will be: violent, kind, contradictory, alcoholic. Both naive and wise, he is a man cursed by unspeakable demons, yet seemingly encircled by redemptive angels awaiting an opening.James Sallis is the author of fifteen novels, including the Lew Griffin cycle, Others of My Kind, and Drive, as well as a biography of Chester Himes, a translation of Raymond Queneau's novel Saint Glinglin, and other collections of essays and stories, as well as three books of musicology and three prior collections of poems, Sorrow's Kitchen, Rain's Eagerness, and Black Night's Gonna Capture Me Here: New Poems.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780802776433 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802776434 |
| Title | Black Hornet |
| Author | James Sallis |
| Series | Lew Griffin Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Walker Books |
| Year published | 2003-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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