Cypress Grove
by:
James Sallis (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781842430941 (1842430947)
Publish date: September 1st 2003
Publisher: No Exit Press
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...