I first encountered Jim Sallis' work during a trip to New
Orleans several years ago when I picked up a hardcover copy
of _The_Long-Legged_Fly_ in a nice little bookstore in the
Garden District. I hadn't heard of Mr. Sallis' work before,
but the book caught my eye, and the small bit I read caught
my attention. So I bought it. Then I kept an eye out for
anything new by him that might come along.
I mentioned the short length of the translated French crime
novels that I usually find enjoyable. Mr. Sallis' novels
usually are slender volumes, compared to most of the new
genre novels one finds on the shelves these days. Yet his
works are usually far more satisfying to me than the longer,
somewhat untamed books that frequently get more media
coverage and boosted-by-Times-reviews sales.
- Duane Spurlock Proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com
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