The Long-Legged Fly
The Lew Griffin Mysteries (Book 1)
- Author James Sallis
- Narrator G. Valmont Thomas
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 6 October 2008
- Run Time 4 hours and 20 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction.
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What to expect
In steamy New Orleans, black private detective Lew Griffin has taken on a seemingly hopeless missing-person case. The trail takes him through the underbelly of the French Quarter with its bar girls, pimps, and tourist attractions. As his search leads to one violent dead end and then another, Griffin is confronted with the prospect that his own life has come to resemble those of the people he is attempting to find.
Waking in a hospital after an alcoholic binge, Griffin finds another chance in a nurse who comes to love him, but again he reverts to his old life in the mean streets among the predators and their prey. When his son vanishes, Griffin searches back through the tangles and tatters of his life, knowing that he must solve his personal mysteries before he can venture after the whereabouts of others.
Critics Review
“Not so much a detective story as a story about a detective…but one that exploits the conventions of the genre with quietly distinctive power.”
“Not so much a detective story as a story about a detective.”
| Author | James Sallis |
|---|---|
| Narrator | G. Valmont Thomas |
| Series | The Lew Griffin Mysteries |
| Duration | 4 hours and 20 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481545075 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Crime and mystery fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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