James Sallis is a crime fiction writer who many mystery fans have never heard of. It's been said that he can convey as much information in one sentence as most authors convey in a paragraph. James Sallis's books include ten novels, multiple collections of short stories, poems and essays, three volumes of musicology, and a biography of Chester Himes, another mystery writer. His new mystery, Salt River, is a poignant and surprising conclusion to his John Turner trilogy. The philosophical mystery follows ex-cop, ex-con, and war veteran Turner as he goes in search of a truth he's not sure he can live with. Salt River is one of the new titles that has been added to our Good Reads' Best Recent Mysteries.
Thanks for the tip on this writer, but when I went to look for the first book in the Turner series, I found out the APL doesn't have it, and I had to get it through ILL instead! Maybe you can talk the powers that be to purchase a copy to make the series complete, because it really is a good book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing these blog entries!
JM