First 500 copies Signed and Numbered Few American writers create more memorable landscapes - both natural and interior - than James Sallis. His highly praised Lew Griffin novels evoked classic New Orleans and the convoluted inner space of his black private detective. More recently - in Cypress Grove and Cripple Creek - he has conjured a small town somewhere near Memphis, where John Turner - ex-policeman, ex-con, war veteran and former therapist - has come to escape his past. But the past proved inescapable; thrust into the ... Read More
First 500 copies Signed and Numbered Few American writers create more memorable landscapes - both natural and interior - than James Sallis. His highly praised Lew Griffin novels evoked classic New Orleans and the convoluted inner space of his black private detective. More recently - in Cypress Grove and Cripple Creek - he has conjured a small town somewhere near Memphis, where John Turner - ex-policeman, ex-con, war veteran and former therapist - has come to escape his past. But the past proved inescapable; thrust into the role of Deputy Sheriff, Turner finds himself at the centre of his new community, one that, like so many others, is drying up, disappearing before his eyes. As Salt River begins, two years have passed since Turner's amour, Val Bjorn, was shot as they sat together on the porch of his cabin. Sometimes you just have to see how much music you can make with what you have left, Val had told him, a mantra for picking up the pieces around her death, not sure how much he or the town has left. Then the sheriff's long-lost son comes ploughing down Main Street into City Hall in what appears to be a stolen car. And waiting at Turner's cabin is his good friend, Eldon Brown, Val's banjo on the back of his motorcycle so that it looks as though he has two heads. 'They think I killed someone,' he says. Turner asks: 'Did you?' And Eldon responds: 'I don't know.' Haunted by his own ghosts, Turner nonetheless goes in search of a truth he's not sure he can live with. James Sallis has been called by critics one of the best writers in America. 'It's a crime that a writer this good isn't better known,' wrote David Montgomery in the Chicago Tribune, while Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times Book Review called his Turner books 'a superior series... a keeper.' Salt River will take his reputation even higher and reach the wider audience he so richly deserves. Read Less
Add this copy of Salt River (Turner Trilogy, 3) to cart. $5.27, good condition, Sold by SELL BOOKS LTD rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by No Exit Press.
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Good. 3 AUDIO CDs, polished for your satisfaction for a worthwhile set. Withdrawn from the library collection. In the clamshell case. You? l receive a reliable set of Audio CDs that we will polish for you.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. CN3-An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.25"x5.5", 146 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 6x0x8; 2007. 146 pages. Boards fine. Binding sound. Dust jacket covered in archival Mylar, fine. Interior bright, unmarked.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. The dust jacket is as new in a protective mylar sleeve. The book is fine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 146 p. Audience: General/trade. A John Turner novel by the Grand Prix de Littérature policière-, Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award-, and Hammett Award-winning author of the Lew Griffin series, "Drive", and "The Killer Is Dying". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
James Sallis writes likes an angel, and his initial series featuring Lew Griffin and his second series featuring John Turner are riveting. I always read his books twice (or more) due to his captivating, poetic language and compellingly existential twist on the mystery novel genre. Sallis gets to the marrow of life through a sparse, melancholy narrative style, and the protagonists in these two series are haunting and memorable. "SALT RIVER" is a very worthy addition to the John Turner series. Sallis' novels get under your skin and lodge there. They represent an entirely unique permutation of the mystery novel genre.. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
