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A hired killer on his final job; a burned-out detective whose wife is dying slowly and in agony; a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society.
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James Sallis is the acclaimed author of more than two dozen volumes of fiction, poetry, translation, essays, and criticism, including the Lew Griffin series, Drive (optioned to Hollywood, movie underway), Cypress Grove, Cripple Creek, and Salt River. His biography of the great crime writer Chester Himes is an acknowledged classic. Sallis lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Karyn, and an enormous white cat.
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- PublisherNo Exit Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1842433695
- ISBN 13 9781842433690
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- Number of pages192
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A hired killer on his final job; a burned-out detective whose wife is dying slowly and in agony; a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society. The detective is looking for the killer, Christian, though he doesn't know that. Christian is trying to find the man who stepped in and took down his target before he had the chance. And the boy, Jimmie, is having the killer's dreams. While they never meet, they are inextricably linked, and as their stories unfold, all find the solace of community. In what is at one and the same time a coming-of age novel, a realistic crime novel and a novel of the contemporary Southwest, The Killer Is Dying is above all the story of three men of vastly different age and background, and of the shape their lives take against the unforgiving sunlight and sprawl of America's fifth largest city, Phoenix.'Sallis is a wonderful writer, dark, lyrical and compelling' - Andrew Taylor, THE SPECTATOR A hired killer on his final job; a burned-out detective with a dying wife; a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society. A coming-of-age novel, a crime novel and a novel of the contemporary Southwest USA set against the unforgiving sunlight and sprawl of Phoenix, Arizona. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781842433690
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