Cypress Grove
by:
James Sallis (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780802733801 (0802733808)
Publish date: April 1st 2004
Publisher: Walker & Company
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Turner (#1)
I initially notched this up as an atmospheric but convention-bound noir, with enough familiar landmarks and the occasional clunky bit of generic dialogue to make it a pleasurable but unsurprising read. Wrong. Sure, there's the much-touted allure of Sallis' prose, line by line lovely whether casual...