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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Sallis is Simply One of the Best Oct 24, 2003
By Daniel Olivas
James Sallis is simply one of our best, living writers. And this slender book is a delight to read. Once again, Lew Griffin is plunged into the criminal world, this time murders in 1960s New Orleans. White people are being picked off by a sniper including a beautiful reporter whom Griffin has just gotten to know. With racial tensions at the burning point, and with suspicions that the sniper is an African-American, Griffin finds himself walking a tightrope between a radical Black organization and white police officers. Drenched in booze and books, Griffin is at times lost, at times securely in control. The dialogue is crisp, the characters real. Bravo!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
RIVETING NARRATION OF A SUSPENSEFUL STORY Jan 11, 2009
By Gail Cooke
James Sallis makes numerous contributions to the literary world - to date he has penned some 24 volumes among them are works of poetry, fiction, biography, translation, essays, and criticism. (He also writes a column for the Boston Globe's review section). Not the least recognized and appreciated among his works are the Lew Griffin series, crime stories. With these books he has created an intriguing lead character in Griffin, a complex, often violent, sometimes compassionate private investigator who happens to be black.
Black Hornet is set during one of 1960s hottest summers in New Orleans. Now, the heat isn't just reflected by the thermometer but by the escalated temperatures of the people - they're angry, hostile, riled by separatists and the Black Panthers. Not a good place to be when nothing and no one is cooling off.
Five people have been killed - randomly shot by a sniper. The sixth victim, a white woman, happened to be standing right by Griffin when she was shot. Too close for comfort and too much for Griffin to take so he sets about finding the crazed killer.
Sallis is a superb storyteller, an eloquent writer whose prose packs an even greater wallop in part due to its spareness. His writing is authentic and atmospheric, his wording taut as this novel races to an unexpected finish.
G. Valmont Thomas, a member of the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival delivers a riveting narration as Griffin wrestles with his private demons and chases down a killer.
Gail Cooke
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Pretentious Aug 22, 2011
By J. Ernst
Late 1960s, New Orleans. A sniper shot a woman Lew Griffin had just become acquainted with so off he goes. Or does he? More people than expected ring his bell and every one of them is invited for a cup of coffee or a drink. People drop in and out like stage characters that have missed the right play, all good guys whose main claim to being in this small book is that they fill up space. The bad guy does not ring Lew's bell, he hurts him. Lew meanders. Lew reads good books (The Stranger). Lew drinks a lot of whiskey. Lew gets beaten up badly twice but recovers to old form in next to no time. What's in this gumbo? A bit of Chandler, Ellison, Himes, and others: yes; some existentialism especially in regard to black/white tensions of the time: sure; interesting thoughts on human memory: yes; a good story: no. Lew gets the killer, of course.
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