Miker wrote:
>Just finished this short novel. It's moody, dark,
intelligent,
>introspective, and noirish. Lew Griffin is a black
private investigator in
>New Orleans. He's got a well-deserved reputation as a
badass. He murders
>a
>junkie in the first few pages. There isn't a lot of
emphasis on plot. Lew
>goes from one missing person case to another, nearly
all of them with bad
>endings. The emphasis is on atmosphere and voice and
contemplation of the
>human condition. Bunches of literary
references.
You stole my thunder on this, Miker. 90s month for me has
been Jim Sallis month. I started with LLF and have worked my
way through Eye of the Cricket. This is such a great series,
and each of the books I've read so far has been woven in so
well with the others. I'm reading through the series this
time for pure enjoyment, but I have half half a mind to take
notes someday and try to keep track of overlapping dates,
characters, etc.
Last month I read Sallis's spy novel Death Will Have Your
Eyes and like it too. It was the perfect counterpoint to
Manchette's The Prone Gunman. Now I need to track down
Renderings.
Chris
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