PILLOWTALK: Crime writer Roger Smith
What are you reading?
The Killer Is Dying by James Sallis.
In a nutshell?
A sparse, noir tale of a sick and slowly dying hitman, the homicide police officer trying to run him to ground and a resourceful teenager who is carving out an improbable life after both parents abandon him.
Why read it?
James Sallis, sadly not very well-known in South Africa, is one of the finest prose stylists in contemporary fiction. Crime fans will love it, and those who dismiss crime fiction as trash will be converts.
- Smith's book 'Dust Devils' is published by Serpent's Tail, R160
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