The Killer Is Dying
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
A hired killer on his final job; a burned-out detective whose wife is dying slowly and in agony; a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society. The detective is looking for the...
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A hired killer on his final job; a burned-out detective whose wife is dying slowly and in agony; a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society. The detective is looking for the killer, Christian, though he doesn't know that. Christian is trying to find the man who stepped in and took down his target before he had the chance. And the boy, Jimmie, is having the killer's dreams. While they never meet, they are inextricably linked, and as their stories unfold, all find the solace of community. In what is at one and the same time a coming-of-age novel, a realistic crime novel and a novel of the contemporary Southwest, The Killer Is Dying is above all the story of three men of vastly different age and background, and of the shape their lives take against the unforgiving sunlight and sprawl of America's fifth largest city, Phoenix.
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A hired killer on his final job, a burned out detective whose wife is dying slowly, a young boy abandoned by his parents and living alone by his wits. Three people, solitary and disconnected from society. The detective is looking for the killer, Christian, though he doesn't know that. Christian is trying to find the man who stepped in and took down his target. And the boy, Jimmie, is having the killer's dreams. While they never meet, they are inextricably linked - and as their stories unfold, all find the solace of community.
Autoren-Porträt von James Sallis
James Sallis wurde 1944 in Arkansas geboren und verbrachte dort seine Kindheit. Er studierte Literaturwissenschaften in New Orleans und arbeitete anschließend als Lektor und Drehbuchautor. Er übersetzte Raymond Queneau und Puschkin ins Englische und veröffentlichte eine Biographie von Chester Himes. Seine Kriminalromane wurden mehrfach für Literaturpreise nominiert. James Sallis lebt in Phoenix, Arizona.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: James Sallis
- 2012, 240 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 20,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Old Castle Books
- ISBN-10: 1842437402
- ISBN-13: 9781842437407
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.06.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
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