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Every single page is to be savoured in this new, economical short crime novel by the author of Drive. A shocking mass grave is discovered on the outskirts of the small, rural town of Willnot and local doctor Lamar Hale finds himself at the centre of the increasing shock waves this originates. The return of a prodigal son, Bobby Lowndes, followed by the FBI, add another level of mystery onto the quiet atmosphere of the sleepy town and when Hale's partner Richard is critically wounded, hard truths have to be confronted. Warm, eccentric characters and a strong feel for the epiphanies of daily life characterise Sallis and no one writes of the virtues of gentleness like him. In his unspectacular way, this only makes his crime novels more powerful and capable of lingering in the memory longer than many others full of gunshots galore and cardboard villains. All life -and some death - is here.
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Willnot Synopsis
In the woods outside the town of Willnot, the remains of several people have been discovered, unnerving the community and unsettling Dr Lamar Hale, the town's all-purpose general practitioner, surgeon and town conscience. At the same time, Bobby Lowndes - his military records missing, and followed by the FBI - mysteriously reappears in his hometown, at Hale's door. Over the ensuing months, the daily dramas Hale faces as he tends to his town and to his partner, Richard, collide with the inexplicable vagaries of life in Willnot. And when a gunshot aimed at Lowndes critically wounds Richard, Hale's world is truly upended. In his inimitable spare style, James Sallis conjures indelible characters and scenes that resonate long after they appear.' You live with someone year after year, you think you've heard all the stories,' Lamar observes, 'but you never have.''a slippery, poetic mystery that becomes a love story to small town America' - Ian Rankin'What a lovely, unexpected book - taking you safely, not without loss, where you didn't know it was going' - John Harvey'James Sallis is one of our greatest living crime writers and Willnot continues an almost unseemly streak of excellence. Try to get his words, his stories, his people out of your head. Just try' - Laura Lippman'He conveys an atmosphere, disturbing and lyrical, that stays in the memory...A beautiful read from a master' - Times
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781843446705 |
| Publication date: |
23rd June 2016 |
| Author: |
James Sallis |
| Publisher: |
No Exit Press |
| Format: |
Ebook (Epub) |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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