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Ghost of a Flea

by James Sallis
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In his old house in uptown New Orleans, Lew Griffin is alone again - or almost. He and Deborah are drifting apart. His son David has disappeared again, leaving behind a note that sounds final. Heading homeward from his retirement party, his friend, Don Walsh has been shot while interrupting a robbery. Worst of all, Lew himself is directionless, no longer teaching, with little to fill his days. He hasn't written anything in years. Even the attempt to discover the source of threatening letters sent to a friend leaves him feeling rootless and lost. And now Lew Griffin stands alone in a dark room, looking out. Behind him on the bed is a body. Wind pecks at the window. Traffic sounds drift aimlessly in. He thinks if he doesn't speak, doesn't think about what happened, somehow things will be alright again. He thinks about his own life, about the other's, about how the two of them came to be here. The sixth and last of James Sallis’ sequence of much lauded crime novels to feature Lew Griffin. 'Allusive and stylish, this stark metaphysical landscape will leave a resounding impression' - Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
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Publisher: Oldcastle Books

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  • ISBN: 9781842437186
  • Release date: May 11, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781842437186
  • File size: 355 KB
  • Release date: May 11, 2012
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Fiction Mystery

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In his old house in uptown New Orleans, Lew Griffin is alone again - or almost. He and Deborah are drifting apart. His son David has disappeared again, leaving behind a note that sounds final. Heading homeward from his retirement party, his friend, Don Walsh has been shot while interrupting a robbery. Worst of all, Lew himself is directionless, no longer teaching, with little to fill his days. He hasn't written anything in years. Even the attempt to discover the source of threatening letters sent to a friend leaves him feeling rootless and lost. And now Lew Griffin stands alone in a dark room, looking out. Behind him on the bed is a body. Wind pecks at the window. Traffic sounds drift aimlessly in. He thinks if he doesn't speak, doesn't think about what happened, somehow things will be alright again. He thinks about his own life, about the other's, about how the two of them came to be here. The sixth and last of James Sallis’ sequence of much lauded crime novels to feature Lew Griffin. 'Allusive and stylish, this stark metaphysical landscape will leave a resounding impression' - Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
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Fiction Mystery