Cripple Creek - Softcover

James Sallis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842437321 ISBN 13: 9781842437322

Publisher: No Exit Press, 2012

Synopsis

Turner porte un lourd passé sur ses épaules. Ancien flic à Memphis, il a passé onze années en prison après avoir tué son partenaire durant une mission. Reconverti en psychothérapeute à sa sortie, Turner s'est finalement retiré à Oxford, une petite ville du Mississippi où les circonstances – plus qu'une réelle volonté – ont fait de lui un adjoint du shérif local.
Un soir, Turner et ses hommes arrêtent un chauffard qui traverse Oxford à tombeau ouvert au volant d'une Ford Mustang. L'homme transpire le Jack Daniel's et transporte un sac contenant 200 000 dollars. Au petit matin, alors que le soiffard cuve à l'ombre, une fusillade éclate : deux types viennent 'extraire' le prisonnier de sa cellule et blessent grièvement un adjoint et la secrétaire du commissariat.
Quand Turner apprend que l'évadé est connu des services de police et qu'il travaille pour un caïd de Memphis, il décide de partir à sa poursuite.
En roulant vers cette ville qu'il a fuie, Turner ne se doute pas qu'il va libérer les fantômes de son passé et que la vague de violence ne fait que se lever…

About this title

About the Author

James Sallis is the author of more than two dozen volumes of fiction, poetry, biography, translation, essays, and criticism. His novels, particularly the Lew Griffin sextet, are among the most highly regarded works of crime fiction published in recent years. He writes a regular column for the Boston Globe's book section. Sallis lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Review

“The burned-out Memphis cop named Turner who sought refuge from his demons as a rural sheriff's deputy in James Sallis's Cyprus Grove is still a long way from being socialized in Cripple Creek. But he's now admitting visitors to his cabin in the woods, and when a mobster blows in from the city to spring a confederate from the local jail, Turner is mad enough to take his grievance straight back to Memphis. "Figure they can do whatever they want out here on the edge, I'm thinking, "he says, in the spare but eloquent idiom that pegs him--along with this superior series--as a keeper.” ―Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

“A darkly moving mystery that is unlike anything else being written today.” ―Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

“It's a crime that a writer this good isn't better known.” ―David Montgomery, Chicago Sun Times

“Sallis' lyricism and power trump everything else, including a shock at the end of the book. This is one you absolutely don't want to miss.” ―Les Roberts, Cleveland Plain Dealer *

“Beautifully written...Sallis's working method is to simply let the cameras roll, depicting the lives of Turner, his banjo-picking girlfriend, his eccentric co-workers and Cripple Creek itself. A structural sleight of hand toward the end...is pretty amazing once the reader catches on.” ―Associated Press

“James Sallis weaves another rich tale, with plenty of that fine embroidery that makes his stories such pure reading pleasure. The book is full of asides, observations and reminiscences that celebrate humanity.” ―Charlotte Observer

“A sequel to Sallis' Cypress Grove, it's equally brilliant and poignant.” ―Adam Woog, Seattle Times

“Grade: A...Sallis is an excellent writer who plays the English language like a well-tuned country fiddle.” ―Patti Thorn, Rocky Mountain News

Edition details

• Publisher: No Exit Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1842437321
• ISBN 13: 9781842437322
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224