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    Cripple Creek
    Cripple Creek
    Cripple Creek
    Audiobook4 hours

    Cripple Creek

    Written by James Sallis

    Narrated by Alan Nebelthau

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    James Sallis' stories about ex-cop, ex-con, and ex-psychotherapist Turner have garnered starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly. Back working as a deputy in a small Tennessee town, Turner's hands are full when the sheriff and the only other deputy are shot and the shooter escapes the county jail. Tracking the criminal to Memphis, Turner uncovers disturbing connections to organized crime.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateNov 14, 2008
    ISBN9781436146180
    Cripple Creek
    Author

    James Sallis

    James Sallis has published fourteen novels, multiple collections of short stories, poems and essays, the definitive biography of Chester Himes, three books of musicology, and a translation of Raymond Queneau's novel Saint Glinglin. The film of Drive won Best Director award at Cannes; the six Lew Griffin books are in development. Jim plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and Dobro both solo and with the band Three-Legged Dog.

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    • 4/5
      the second John Turner novel is similar to the first, less a mystery and more a story of Turner's life, some philosophy and action. In this one, his daughter, a Seattle police officer, finds him. Having read the first book only a week or two ago, I didn't remember anything about his having a daughter but I'm sure it was there.Don Lee stops a car and driver going over 80 mph in town. Don jails him for the night and searching the car finds $200,000+ in cash. The guy gets his one phone call and during the night the police station was attacked, hurting seriously Don and office temp June and freeing the offending speeder. the remainder of the book follows John Turner's attempt to find the attackers, as well as handling other local disturbances.All in all, a good book with a sad ending.
    • 4/5
      Cripple Creek is the middle novel of a trilogy of lyrical crime novels by James Sallis; the first is Cypress Grove and the third is Salt River. His prose is beautiful and his characters wonderful. The world of these novels is one of unremitting violence. Good people get hurt or killed all the time, although those same people are able to find one another and some comfort in music and one another. Read all three but space them out a bit and read something optimistic after each Sallis novel.
    • 3/5
      The 2nd instalment in so far, a three part series. I haven't read the first : Cypress Grove . Interesting story because it was so short. It keeps your attention as the story moves along a a fast pace, As it moves around the south ( Tennessee) you are never quite sure what is going to happen next. But it is always unexpected