John Turner, ex-con-turned-cop, returns in James Sallis' latest character-driven mystery. A friend of Turner's has been accused of murder and he's determined to discover the truth. Not a lot happens in this book, which is more novella than novel, but Sallis writes some of the most beautiful prose in the genre.
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December 26, 2007
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm a big fan of Sallis' Turner books, so it's nice to see another on the way. Cripple Creek and Cypress Grove are both great reads.
Posted by: John | December 26, 2007 at 02:09 PM