Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Bluebottle
Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
James Sallis
Class/Genre: Mystery Amateur Sleuth
Series: Lew Griffin # 5
Walker, Jan 1999, $22.95, 176 pp.
New Orleans resident Lew Griffin awakens from an almost year-long coma caused by a gunshot wounds head. He remembers nothing about the incident, but quickly learns that he had been leaving a club accompanied by an older white woman when he was shot. Lew does not recall the incident, his healing in the past year, let alone the identity of the woman.
Lew needs to know who wanted him dead and why. With the help of his friend Don Walsh, he begins to investigate who the white woman is, who was the sniper, and why did they target him? While seeking the truth, Lew also searches for a missing writer, who was looking into a white supremacist group.
The fifth Griffin mystery, BLUEBOTTLE, is a fantastic tale that is highlighted by James Sallis literary and exciting prose. Lew tells his story ashe deles into his own past providing insight into his life. The who-done-it is fabulous as expected by the great Mr. Sallis, who deserves reader recognition. This series is one of the best on the market.
Harriet Klausner
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