A World the Color of Salt, by Noreen Ayres, was published as a hardcover by
William Morrow and Company in 1992. The edition that caught my eye is the mass
market paperback published by Avon in 1993. The cover illustration is a superb
aerial view of a mountainous coastline that shifts into something else
entirely. A cover that is both vivid and alluring. The artist: Unknown (to me
at least).
The first sentence:
First they shot him in the mouth. His
tongue split down the middle like a barbecued hot dog.
A World the Color of Salt is Noreen Ayres first novel. It introduced forensic specialist Samantha
“Smokey” Brandon, with “time served as a stripper and a cop,” and her hardboiled
world.
I have that paperback, once read. I agree, it's a great cover.
ReplyDeleteThe cover illustration on "A World the Color of Salt" was done by Jerry LoFaro. https://www.artstation.com/jerrylofaro
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jeff