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Review "Haunting...Readers are transported on a tide of evocative language into an impressionistic story...Sallis' voice is unique among mystery writers, and this novel, like previous ones in the series, is unforgettable."-- "Publishers Weekly""More fine work from a talented writer."-- "Library Journal"Fans will want to read this one.-- "Booklist"Sallis is a masterful stylist in the contemporary crime-writing scene who clearly knows that in real life, the truth doesn't always appear neatly gift-wrapped in a pretty package.-- "Lansing State Journal"Skillfulling weaving Mr. Griffin's past into the tapestry of the novel, Mr. Sallis has put together a mystery that is more than a mystery: It is the definition of a man's life.-- "Dallas Morning News"Unlike any other any other you're likely to crack open.-- "Los Angeles Times" Product Description Shot while leaving a music club with an older white woman hed just met, Lew Griffin awakes to find that most of a year has gone by. What happened? Who shot him? Who was the woman? Which of them was the target? About the Author James Sallis has published more than a dozen novels, several books of musicology, multiple collections of short stories, poems, and essays, and more. His works have been short-listed for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger awards. Sallis is best known for his novel Drive, whichwas made into an award-winning motion picture.G. Valmont Thomas, a longtime member of the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, has also been a faculty member at the Johnny Carson School of Film and Television at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His voice may also be heard in a number of video games and in advertisements for radio and television.