The fifth Lew Griffin novel As Lew Griffin leaves a New Orleans music club with an older white woman he has just met, someone fires a shot and Lew goes down. When he comes to, Griffin discovers that most of a year has gone by since that night. Who was the woman? Which of them was the target? Who was the sniper? Somewhere in the Crescent City - and in the white supremacist movement crawling through it - there's an answer to the questions left by that shot that echoed through the night. But to get to it, Griffin is going to have to work with the only people offering help, people he knows he should avoid. 'Classic American crime of the highest order' - Time Out 'An unsung genius of crime writing' - Independent on Sunday 'He's right up there, one of the best of the best. His series of novels about private eye Lew Griffin is thoughtful, challenging and beautifully written' - Iain Sinclair, Guardian 'James Sallis is a superb writer' - The Times Don't miss the other novels in the Lew Griffin series: The Long Legged Fly, Moth, Black Hornet, Eye of the Cricket, Bluebottle and Ghost of a Flea.
"'Poetic, complex and multidimensional, James Sallis' crime novels about New Orleans detective Lew Griffin are unlike any you are likely to crack open'"
Los Angeles Times
"'Sallis's voice is unique among mystery writers, and this novel, like previous ones in the series, is unforgettable'"
Publishers Weekly
"'Richly atmospheric, haunting, utterly compelling, the Lew Griffin novels are really cool. James Sallis is an outstanding crime writer - an outstanding writer period'"
