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Winner of the 2011 Hammett Prize

Shortlisted for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger Awards, best-selling author James Sallis is a master of the gritty crime drama. The Killer Is Dying tracks the fortunes of three men of vastly different ages, backgrounds, and ambitions. Though they never meet, a hired killer on his last job, a burned out detective, and a young boy plagued by nightmares have their lives intersect in compelling ways in the scorching metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona.

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“Unlike those pretenders who play in dark alleys and think they’re tough, James Sallis writes from an authentic noir sensibility.” —New York Times Book Review

“There are few writers who can describe a razor blade slicing through a man’s neck with as much poetic brevity as James Sallis.” —Entertainment Weekly

“A sparse, noir tale…[Sallis] finds a dark humor in most things.” —Los Angeles Times

“[A] hallucinatory, almost visionary novel of suspense…Through no-nonsense staccato chapters, with minimal action, Sallis does a superb job exploring the workings of his characters’ thoughts and motives.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Sallis is often characterized as a poet, but there are no poesies, rhymes, or reasons here. Rather, he is the poet of blind alleys, blank walls, and the blighted lives of those we blithely pass on our way elsewhere.” —Library Journal

“Sallis’ latest prose-poem entangles a hit man’s last days with a Phoenix cop’s search for him and an abandoned boy who’s tormented by the killer’s dreams…Sallis takes his time weaving together the lives of these lost souls, each apparently as aimless as the bugs and birds they can’t help noticing. The payoff is a moment of well-nigh miraculous consolation.” —Kirkus Reviews

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Author Bio: James Sallis

James Sallis (1944–2026) was an American author of crime novels, science fiction, biography, and poetry. He is best know for his novels featuring Lew Griffin, an African American amateur detective. He won the Bouchercon lifetime achieve award, the Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing, and the Grand Prix de Littérature policière for The Killer is Dying. The film version of his novel Drive won the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

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Format:	Retail CD	Format:	MP3 CD
Available Formats :	Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category:	Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Publisher:	Recorded Books, Inc.	Publisher:	Recorded Books, Inc.
CDs:	5	CDs:	1
Runtime:	6.35
ISBN:	9781664402799	ISBN:	9781664657595
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

The Killer is Dying

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