Ghost of a Flea (Lew Griffin #6 - James Sallis
Category: Crime
Tags: Crime, Mystery
In his old house in uptown New Orleans, Lew Griffin is aloneor almost. His relationship with Deborah is falling apart, his son, David, has disappeared again, leaving a note that sounds final. His friend Don Walsh, who is leaving the police department, is shot interrupting a robbery. And Lew is he hasnt written anything in years; he no longer teachestheres nothing to fill his days. Even the attempt to discover the source of threatening letters to a friend leaves him feeling rootless and lost. Through five previous novels, James Sallis has enthralled and challenged readers as he has told the story of Lew Griffin, private detective, teacher, writer, poet, and a black man moving through time in a white mans world. And now Lew Griffin stands alone in a dark room, looking out. Behind him on the bed is a body. Wind pecks at the window. Traffic sounds drift aimlessly in. He thinks if he doesnt speak, doesnt think about what happened, somehow things will be all right again. He thinks about his
