HOME IS THE SAILOR
Day Keene
March 2005
ISBN: 978-0857683199
Cover art by Richard B. Farrell, Gregory Manchess

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After years at sea, Swede Nelson just wanted to find a nice girl and settle down. What he found was Corliss Mason: sensual, irresistible—and deadly. Soon Swede’s helping Corliss cover up a killing, but how long can they get away with murder? And why can’t he shake the terrible suspicion that he’s being set up?

  • Day Keene’s greatest novel, published for the first time in 37 years
  • Author also wrote for radio, television, and the movies
  • This Week on HOME IS THE SAILOR: "Recall[s] the seedy, doomed spirits of the best of Jim Thopmson and James M. Cain."
  • Ed Gorman on HOME IS THE SAILOR: "A blast to read...a page turner of the highest order."

Praise for Day Keene’s work...

"HOME IS THE SAILOR is fast and furiously paced, as savagely elemental as early Spillane. Strong meat for the hardboiled palate."
Bill Pronzini, author of BLUE LONESOME

"Vivid characters and an emotionally involving plot...the many unexpected story twists add ingenuity."
Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection

"One of the first, best, and most prolific writers to make the transition from the pulps to…paperback originals."
William DeAndrea, ENCYCLOPEDIA MYSTERIOSA

"A mean, true feel for fallen men and women...compelling."
Ed Gorman, author of EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL