Author James Sallis has long been one of writing's cult stars. He is best known for his crime novels but he is also a poet, essayist and is known for his biography of Chester Himes. He has received great praise for his excellent series featuring New Orleans PI Lew Griffin. What You Have Left is a trio of novels known as The Turner Trilogy. Turner is an ex-cop turned convict who becomes a therapist and moves to a small town near Memphis to get a new start. Like his
earlier crime stories, Sallis's fiction, reads a little like poetry, with minimalist prose and excellent insight into the human condition. He plots are fine crime stories that also deal with social and race issues and are fun to read. Again, this volume has three Turner novels together and this is a great place to start reading Mr. Sallis.

Richard