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From grandmaster of noir James Sallis, author of the cult classic Drive, a breathtaking and poignant small town detective procedural-and examination of human nature
When an old friend from his days on the police force makes a plea for him to come and help with what seems a murder case, jazz guitarist Bishop steps back into a former life. Two major problems, though. The job's in the town where he grew up, to which he vowed never to return. And his friend disappears, leaving Bishop with responsibilities he never anticipated or wanted. Not to mention a couple more murders.
Bishop slips into his old role as easily as into well-worn, comfortable old clothes. Getting his bearings in the town's close society and among his own memories is a different matter. My childhood bends beside me, Stephen Daedalus muses in Ulysses. Too far for me to lay a hand there once or lightly. Are we more than our history, our memories? Will we ever know what we're looking for, or recognize it when found? James Sallis is the author of eighteen other novels, including Drive, which was made into a now-iconic film, as well as the short story collection Bright Segments. He is a recipient of the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, the Deutsche Krimipreis, and the Brigada 21 in Spain. His biography of Chester Himes was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and he has been shortlisted for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger Awards.
When an old friend from his days on the police force makes a plea for him to come and help with what seems a murder case, jazz guitarist Bishop steps back into a former life. Two major problems, though. The job's in the town where he grew up, to which he vowed never to return. And his friend disappears, leaving Bishop with responsibilities he never anticipated or wanted. Not to mention a couple more murders.
Bishop slips into his old role as easily as into well-worn, comfortable old clothes. Getting his bearings in the town's close society and among his own memories is a different matter. My childhood bends beside me, Stephen Daedalus muses in Ulysses. Too far for me to lay a hand there once or lightly. Are we more than our history, our memories? Will we ever know what we're looking for, or recognize it when found? James Sallis is the author of eighteen other novels, including Drive, which was made into a now-iconic film, as well as the short story collection Bright Segments. He is a recipient of the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, the Deutsche Krimipreis, and the Brigada 21 in Spain. His biography of Chester Himes was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and he has been shortlisted for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger Awards.