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The Black Hornet (Paperback)

by James Sallis (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 180 pages
  • Publisher: No Exit Press; New edition edition (4 April 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1874061637
  • ISBN-13: 978-1874061632
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 505,397 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In a time of anger, activism, and bitter racial tensions, a sniper has appeared to heat up an already sweltering New Orleans summer - by tearing up innocent people like paper targets. The shooter's sixth fatality is cut down while she is walking at Lew Griffin's side. The victim was white. Griffin is black - a reluctant young p.i. whose poet's heart has already been hardened by amoral injustice and heavy drink. And though he had only just met his unfortunate companion, Griffin knows it's up to him to find her killer - before a madman puts the final match to a volatile tinderbox.

'Haunting ... Black Hornet is fast moving, elliptical, and like a jazz trumpet solo, has a plaintive note of melancholy woven through it.' Washington Post Book World

'James Sallis is doing some of the most interesting and provocative work in the field of private eye fiction. His New Orleans is richly atmospheric and darker than noir. Black Hornet is terrific.' Lawrence Block

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sallis continues in fine form, 17 April 2001
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Third in the series of books detailing the complex life of Lew Griffin,literary private eye and lecturer,this volume again captures the unique atmosphere of New Orleans and its underside.A truly wonderful read.You will find yourself walking the streets with Lew,smelling the fried shrimp and tasting the gumbo.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars RIVETING READING OF A SUSPENSEFUL STORY, 11 Jan 2009
By Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Hornet (Lew Griffin Mysteries) (MP3 CD)
James Sallis makes numerous contributions to the literary world - to date he has penned some 24 volumes among them are works of poetry, fiction, biography, translation, essays, and criticism. (He also writes a column for the Boston Globe's review section). Not the least recognized and appreciated among his works are the Lew Griffin series, crime stories. With these books he has created an intriguing lead character in Griffin, a complex, often violent, sometimes compassionate private investigator who happens to be black.

Black Hornet is set during one of 1960s hottest summers in New Orleans. Now, the heat isn't just reflected by the thermometer but by the escalated temperatures of the people - they're angry, hostile, riled by separatists and the Black Panthers. Not a good place to be when nothing and no one is cooling off.

Five people have been killed - randomly shot by a sniper. The sixth victim, a white woman, happened to be standing right by Griffin when she was shot. Too close for comfort and too much for Griffin to take so he sets about finding the crazed killer.

Sallis is a superb storyteller, an eloquent writer whose prose packs an even greater wallop in part due to its spareness. His writing is authentic and atmospheric, his wording taut as this novel races to an unexpected finish.

G. Valmont Thomas, a member of the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival delivers a riveting narration as Griffin wrestles with his private demons and chases down a killer.

Gail Cooke
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