Sarah Jane

Zusatztext A  New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice A  New York Times  Best Crime Novel of 2019 A  Financial Times  Best Book of 2019 A  Publishers Weekly  Big Indie Book for Fall 2019 Library Journal  Best Crime Fiction of 2019 LitHub’s Best Noir Fiction of 2020 Finalist for the 2020 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Praise for Sarah Jane “Spellbinding . . . like a piece of stormy poetry.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “Slim and affecting . . . Sallis writes of life’s mishaps as well as its consolations in a poetic style well-suited to his introspective yet appreciative main character.” —The Wall Street Journal “Sallis is a sure hand—characters and prose, of course, dialogue, too, but he is also a subtle weaver of plot, with the perfect level of push. His descriptions evoke a place more real than mere realism could render, and his people speak and sweat and live and die and it's all a great pleasure.” —Daniel Woodrell “Gorgeously written.” —The Toronto Star “Remarkable . . . [Sallis's] ability to evoke moments of everyday life ultimately delineates powerfully the experience of a woman who matters to us, in a life that, from her own point of view, she feels ‘taking shape around me.’ . . . An extraordinary novel about a woman’s sometimes violent and ultimately insightful encounter with ordinary life.” —Los Angeles Review of Books “ Sarah Jane  is a mesmerizing tale, noir-gothic fiction shot through with veins of a fractured cautionary tale. It’s lyrical but taut, a meditation on memory, choice, randomness, and death.” —Phoenix New Times “James Sallis probably couldn’t write a boring line if he tried.” —The Irish Times “A piercing psychological study.” —The Herald (Scotland) “Sallis has delivered a long list of excellent crime novels, as well as biographies and books of poetry. With its spare but insightful prose and probing exploration of the price of our sins,  Sarah Jane  fits among his finest . . . This book will leave you marveling about our ability to carve out a life, no matter how different it is from what we expected.” —BookPage “Engrossing . . . Sallis proves once again that he is an acute chronicler of humanity.” —Mystery Scene “Utterly wonderful from start to finish . . . Sallis’s plotting is a masterclass in sleight of hand, misdirecting the reader with a glance and a nod.” —The Big Issue “A hypnotic, meticulously crafted crime novel . . . An insightful character study of one woman’s reckoning with her own demons, this is also a powerful look at contemporary America. Sallis is writing at the top of his game.” — Publishers Weekly , Starred Review “This quietly powerful blend of noir and character study finds both despair and great tenderness in the daily lives of ordinary people . . . Sallis' words hold plenty.” — Booklist , Starred Review “Sallis has a quiet way of narrating a powerful story of accidents and death. The lyrical language and ambiguous ending is reminiscent of the best of Craig Johnson’s 'Longmire' stories.” —Library Journal , Starred Review "With his impeccable pacing, and richly humane story-telling, Sallis brings his heroine to life in a way that is tender and yet as threatening as only the best noir can be." —Daily Mail “James Sallis is never to be missed—never. Everything he writes is most worthy and so beautifully written to boot you will marvel. He's a sorcerer with words. Because most of his novels feature a crime and subsequent matching atmosphere they are called m...

Product details

• Authors: James Sallis
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781641292108
• ISBN: 978-1-64129-210-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 190 mm x 15 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense