' ' Sallis 's 2005 noir classic , ` ` Drive , '' arrives on the big screen this summer . His latest , ` ` The World is Dying , '' involves three strangers who unwittingly cross paths in Hollywood . He has published more than two dozen volumes of fiction , poetry , essays , criticism & essays .
Author James Sallis 's 2005 noir classic , `` Drive , '' arrives on the big screen this week . His latest , `` The Killer is Dying , '' involves three strangers who unwittingly cross paths in Phoenix . Sallis has written more than two dozen volumes of fiction , poetry , essays , criticism & biography .