Description
One morning in the park James Sim discovers a man, crumpled on the ground, stabbed in the chest. In the man's last breath, he whispers his confession: Samedi. What follows is a spellbinding game of cat and mouse as James is abducted, brought to an asylum, and seduced by a woman in yellow. Who is lying? What is Samedi? And what will happen on the seventh day?
Author: Jesse Ball
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.96h x 6.08w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780307278852
ISBN10: 0307278859
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Amateur Sleuth
- Fiction | Thrillers | Espionage
Author: Jesse Ball
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.96h x 6.08w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9780307278852
ISBN10: 0307278859
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Amateur Sleuth
- Fiction | Thrillers | Espionage
About the Author
Jesse Ball (1978-) was born in Long Island, the second child of Robert and Catherine Ball. Educated at Vassar College and Columbia University, he has lived at times in Europe, and has worked as an editor, a croupier, a tutor, and a photographer. His first volume, March Book, appeared in 2004, followed by Vera & Linus (2006). His drawings were published in 2006 in Iceland in the volume Og svo kom nottin. Work of his has appeared in many major domestic and international journals, and was included in Best American Poetry 2006. Jesse Ball was a Spy but has Retired to the Country, a website, showcases much work of writing and drawing.