James Sallis - Cypress Grove

“It’s all but unbearably beautiful, isn’t it?” Val said. “I feel as though I’m standing witness to creation.” Her arm came around my waist, heat of her body mixing with my own. “Thank you.”

Shot with sunlight, the mist was dispersing. A crane kited in over the trees, dipped to skim the water and went again aloft.

Speechless, we watched. Sunlight skipped bright disks of gold off the water.

“Guess we should get to work, huh?”

“Soon,” Val said. “Soon.”

“Sallis is back in the mystery game with Cypress Grove, which features another complex protagonist and a story brimming with Southern atmosphere… A mystery that demands to be savored… Cypress Grove should attract an even broader audience for the authors visually tantalizing, astute observations on crime and the human condition.”

– Los Angeles Times

“As Turners memories are unlocked, so are his feelings-and his language-Although he went out to find a killer, Turner earns his redemption by finding his own lost voice.”

– The New York Times Book Review

“Turner is a complex, likable character who should have legs, and Sallis is a writer worth discovering.” – San Antonio Express-News

“Sallis writes some of the most intelligent mysteries out there today.” – The Charlotte Observer

“James Sallis crafts a beautifully written tale of murder and redemption in the South.” – Rocky Mountain News

“Sallis might be one of the best writers in America… almost every page produces a sentence, phrase or paragraph so deliciously right that readers will want to reread it. Sallis fans will pounce on this one. If you’re not acquainted with his work, this is a fine place to start.” – The Plain Dealer

“Sallis’s quirky sense of plot rhythms and careful prose (he’s also a poet) make this an outstanding and unpredictable literary thriller” – The Seattle Times