Sarah Jane

By: James Sallis

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Paperback | 3 October 2019

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A spare, sparkling tour de force about one woman’s journey to becoming a cop.

Sarah Jane Pullman is a good cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots through her runaway adolescence, court-ordered Army stint, ill-advised marriage and years slinging scrambled eggs over greasy spoon griddles, Sarah Jane unfolds her life story, a parable about memory, atonement, and finding shape in chaos.

Her life takes an unexpected turn when she finds herself named the de facto sheriff of a rural town, investigating the mysterious disappearance of her predecessor — and the even more mysterious realities of the life he was hiding from his own colleagues and closest friends.

About the Author

James Sallis has published eighteen novels, including Drive, which was made into a now-iconic film, and the six-volume Lew Griffin series. He is a recipient of the Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime fiction, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, the Deutsche Krimi Preis, and the Brigada 21 in Spain, as well as Bouchercon’s Lifetime Achievement Award. His biography of Chester Himes was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Industry Reviews

One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year - The gorgeous authorial voice of James Sallis rings out in Sarah Jane -- Marilyn Stasio * New York Times *
Mesmerising fiction from America's most compelling crime critic, poet and novelist * Times and Sunday Times Crime Club *
One of the American greats, James Sallis details the conflicted life of Sarah Jane Pullman in this spare, astringent character study. Sallis offers an understanding vision of his heroine, conjuring her liaisons with a variety of ill-advised lovers as the novel moves from her troubled past to a new life as a detective * Financial Times *
This short but far from sweet novel announces Sallis as one of America's top crime writers, adding another feather to a cap already weighed down with enough to start a chicken farm of his own. -- Mark Timlin * Buzz Magazine *
Exquisite prose... Seemingly effortless; efficient, brutal and beautiful -- Craig Sisterton * New Zealand Listener *

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