Lew Griffin is a survivor, a black man in New Orleans, a detective, teacher, and writer. Having spent years finding others, he has lost his son ... and himself in the process. Now a derelict has appeared in a hospital claiming to be L...

"Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'...

In 1960s New Orleans, a sniper has killed five people. When the sixth victim is killed, Lew Griffin is standing beside her. Though they are virtual strangers, it is left to Griffin to avenge her death, or at least to try and make sens...

With this flashback novel to Lew Griffin’s past, James Sallis takes readers to 1960s New Orleans, a sun-baked city of Black Panthers and other separatists.  A sniper has fatally shot five people. When the sixth victim is killed, Le...

A derelict has appeared in a New Orleans hospital claiming to be Lewis Griffin and displaying a copy of one of Lew's novels. It is the beginning of a quest that will take the real detective/writer Lew Griffin into his own past.

Lew Griffin is alone in the dark in his old New Orleans house. Behind him, on the bed, is a body. He thinks if he doesnt speak, doesnt think about what happened, somehow things will be all right.

As black private detective Lew Griffin pursues a seemingly hopeless missing-person case through the steamy French Quarter of New Orleans, he realizes that his own life has come to resemble those of the people he is attempting to find.

A brilliant new protagonist and his memorable community are introduced in the latest masterpiece by acclaimed novelist James Sallis.In his celebrated career, James Sallis has created some of the most finely drawn protagonists in crime...

Lew Griffin is alone in the dark in his old New Orleans house. Behind him, on the bed, is a body. He thinks if he doesnt speak, doesnt think about what happened, somehow things will be all right.

Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be n...

A derelict has appeared in a New Orleans hospital claiming to be Lewis Griffin and displaying a copy of one of Lew's novels. It is the beginning of a quest that will take the real detective/writer Lew Griffin into his own past.

Weaving Griffin's search for identity-one of the recurring themes in this magnificent series of novels-with a sensuous portrait of the people and places the define New Orleans, James Sallis continues not only to unravel Griffin's past...

Mulholland Books takes pleasure in restoring to print an acclaimed novel of espionage and suspense by the author of Drive.David (as he's currently known) was a member of an elite corps of spies trained during the coldest days of the C...

 Driven is the sequel to Drive, now also an award-winning film. As we exit the initial novel, Driver has killed Bernie Rose, "the only one he ever mourned," ending his campaign against those who double-crossed him. Driven ...

The mystery of private investigator Lew Griffin is revealed in the conclusion of this critically acclaimed, groundbreaking series.  In his old house in uptown New Orleans, Lew Griffin stands alone in a dark room, looking out. Behind ...

Lew Griffin, now fifty years old, has abandoned his former career as a New Orleans private investigator for the safety of teaching. But his old life draws him back.   One of the very few lights from Lew Griffin’s dark and violent p...

A spare, sparkling tour de force about one woman's journey to becoming a cop, by master of noir James Sallis, author of Drive. Sarah Jane Pullman is a cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots through he...

A spare, sparkling tour de force about one woman\'s journey to becoming a cop, by master of noir James Sallis, author of Drive.\r\n\r\nSarah Jane Pullman is a cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots thro...

A spare, sparkling tour de force about one woman's journey to becoming a cop, by master of noir James Sallis, author of Drive. Sarah Jane Pullman is a good cop with a complicated past. From her small-town chicken-farming roots throug...

As much a classic detective story as it is a literary masterpiece, The Long-Legged Fly introduces us to Lew Griffin: tough, smart, and living in a corner of society where life is fought for as much as it is lived.In steamy New Orleans...