Cripple Creek by James Sallis
In Cypress Grove, James Sallis introduced his compelling new protagonist - Turner. Susannah Yager of The Telegraph said: "Sallis's deceptively easy style disguises the skill with which he has produced a satisfyingly complete portrait of a man's life" - Now Turner is back in Cripple Creek, a novel as atmospheric and eventful as anything Sallis has written. A year or so has passed since the events of Cypress Grove. Ex-policeman, ex-con, former therapist, Turner has become Deputy Sheriff in the small town within driving distance of Memphis, Tennessee, to which he had migrated in hopes of escaping his past. His life is mending as he and Val Bjorn grow closer. And then a young man, arrested on a routine traffic stop with more than $200,000 in his trunk, is forcibly sprung from jail after Sheriff Don Lee is brutally assaulted. Throwing caution aside, Turner goes in pursuit to Memphis, unleashing ghosts he thought he had left behind, and endangering all that matters to him now.
Sallis is an unsung genius of crime writingHunt this one out and you won't be disappointed -- Mark Timlin * Independent on Sunday *
James Sallis writes crime novels that read like literature -- Judith Freeman * Los Angeles Times *
The brooding atmosphere and depth of characterisation mark this as superior mystery fare -- Simon Shaw * Mail on Sunday *
spare but eloquent...[a] superior series -- Marilyn Stasio * New York Times *
make[s] you raise your eyes off the printed page in silent admiration -- Stephen Miller * January Magazine *
James Sallis writes crime novels that read like literature -- Judith Freeman * Los Angeles Times *
The brooding atmosphere and depth of characterisation mark this as superior mystery fare -- Simon Shaw * Mail on Sunday *
spare but eloquent...[a] superior series -- Marilyn Stasio * New York Times *
make[s] you raise your eyes off the printed page in silent admiration -- Stephen Miller * January Magazine *
James Sallis has published sixteen novels, multiple collections of short stories, essays, and poems, books of musicology, a biography of Chester Himes, and a translation of Raymond Queneau's novel Saint Glinglin. He has written about books for the LA Times, New York Times, and Washington Post, and for some years served as a books columnist for the Boston Globe. He has received a lifetime achievement award from Bouchercon, the Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing, and the Grand Prix de Littérature policière.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842432341 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842432346 |
| Title | Cripple Creek |
| Author | James Sallis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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