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Ghost of a Flea: A Lew Griffin Mystery Audiobook
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The mystery of Lew Griffin is revealed in this concluding novel of an honored series.
In his old house in uptown New Orleans, Griffin is alone. His relationship with Deborah is falling apart, his son, David, has disappeared again, and Lew is directionless—he hasn’t written anything in years, and he no longer teaches. Now he stands in a dark room, staring out the window. Behind him, on the bed, is a body. He thinks if he doesn’t speak, doesn’t think about what happened, somehow things will be all right.
In a story that is as much about identity as it is about crime, Sallis’ enthralling series about a black man moving through time in a white man’s world has held up the mirror to society and culture as it set Lew Griffin to the task of discovering who he is. This brilliant final volume will resonate in readers’ minds long after the story is finished.
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"I feel truly fortunate to have had the chance to read twice through this series. There are no words I can offer as a 'review' to do justice to the simple magnificence of these books."
— Toby (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Fans of particularly sophisticated writing will love the experience of being drawn deeper and deeper into circles of narrative complexity.”
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“A stirring series finale…This stimulating mix of evocative imagery, learned literate references, earthy observations, and philosophical/existential speculations marks an unusual detective’s swan song. Strongly recommended for all mystery collections.”
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“Novelist James Sallis creates a universe for his investigator in which loose strings are gathered but not always tied into a neat bow, and [narrator G. Valmont] Thomas mirrors the whipsaw changes in tone, rhythm, time, point of view, and place.”
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“Powerful in emotional impact…This unconventional conclusion to the genre’s most unconventional series will strike a typically atonal but haunting chord.”
— Booklist -
“With this sixth Lew Griffin novel, Sallis brings to an end one of the genre’s least conventional series…[with] luminously evocative prose and a protagonist of great charm whose wit flashes defiantly, and whose refusal to surrender is as gallant as it is heartbreaking.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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One of SoundCommentary.com’s The Best of the Best
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An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
Ghost of a Flea Listener Reviews
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" A surprising, impressionistic end to the Lew Griffin series. Beautiful prose. "
— Corey, 4/29/2010 -
" The end of the Lew Griffin series. Sallis's bravery as a writer shows through here. I was impressed. "
— Charles, 3/3/2010 -
" A surprising, impressionistic end to the Lew Griffin series. Beautiful prose. "
— Corey, 9/9/2009 -
" The end of the Lew Griffin series. Sallis's bravery as a writer shows through here. I was impressed. "
— Charles, 7/18/2008
About James Sallis
James Sallis has published more than a dozen novels; multiple collections of short stories, poems, and essays; the definitive biography of Chester Himes; several books of musicology; and a translation of Raymond Queneau’s novel Saint Glinglin. His works have been shortlisted for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger awards. The film version of his novel Drive won the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, and his Lew Griffin books are in development for film. He plays guitar, French horn, mandolin, fiddle, sitar, and Dobro, both solo and with the band Three-Legged Dog.
About G. Valmont Thomas
G. Valmont Thomas, a longtime member of the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, has also been a faculty member at the Johnny Carson School of Film and Television at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His voice may also be heard in a number of video games and in advertisements for radio and television.