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Bluebottle (Lew Griffin #5)
by
James Sallis
As Lew Griffin leaves a New Orleans music club with an older white woman he's just met, someone fires a shot and Lew goes down. When he comes fully to, Griffin discovers that most of a year has gone by since that night.
What happened? Who was the woman? Which of them was the target? Who was the sniper? There are too many pieces missing, too few facts, and a powerful need t...more
What happened? Who was the woman? Which of them was the target? Who was the sniper? There are too many pieces missing, too few facts, and a powerful need t...more
ebook, 161 pages
Published
May 26th 2009
by Walker Books Ltd
(first published March 17th 1999)
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James Sallis writes mysteries that refuse to be constrained by the genre. He writes what Mystery News has referred to as existential mystery. I’d be hard-pressed to tell you what existential mystery is, except that, in this case, it is Lew Griffin, a black private investigator in pre-Katrina New Orleans, equally at home with Mozart as Blind Willie McTell, as quick to quote Chekhov (Anton, not Lieutenant) as Chandler, searching for the answers to a shooting that leaves him temporarily blinded and...more
I don't know when it happened, but it's becoming quickly obvious that the Lew Griffin books are all one giant novel. It's not that they do not stand on their own, they do. But together, they create a stunning portrait of a man and his world.
As expected, BLUEBOTTLE is beautifully written with insight and humanity. If it's not already obvious, I'm a huge Sallis fan.
The most interesting aspect of this book is the variation-on-a-theme aspect and its relationship to his earlier Lew Griffin novel BLAC...more
As expected, BLUEBOTTLE is beautifully written with insight and humanity. If it's not already obvious, I'm a huge Sallis fan.
The most interesting aspect of this book is the variation-on-a-theme aspect and its relationship to his earlier Lew Griffin novel BLAC...more
This story begins with Lew getting shot and then recovering for a year. Overall the plot was too disjointed and lacking purpose. Try reading any other Lew Griffin novel for a much better reading experience.
My review of Moth (the second book in the series) sums up how I feel about the Lew Griffin books. (No spoilers):
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
A bit difficult to read but overall enjoyable. Plus, beggars (babysitters sifting through shelves of families) can't be choosers!
A gritty, poetic, modern noir, and a great evocation of New Orleans (before the flood). I love Sallis' books.
"[H]aunting�.Readers are transported on a tide of evocative language into an impressionistic story�.Sallis's voice is unique among mystery writers, and this novel, like previous ones in the series, is unforgettable." � Publishers Weekly
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It's hard to decide between this and Ghost of a Flea for my favorite Griffin novel. I thought this one was a somewhat better story while "Ghost" was the more emotionally powerful.
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James Sallis (born 21 December 1944 in Helena, Arkansas) is an American crime writer, poet and musician, best known for his series of novels featuring the character Lew Griffin and set in New Orleans.
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