Background
James Ross was born in rural Stanly County, North Carolina in 1911.
James Ross was born in rural Stanly County, North Carolina in 1911.
James Ross was an American fiction author He worked as a writer briefly for the Savannah Morning News and then for the Greensboro Daily News (now News & Record), covering North Carolina politics and legislation. He died in 1990.
Ross"s novel is set in a Western North Carolina roadhouse in the fictional crossroads town of Corinth.
lieutenant is narrated by a failed farmer who, upon taking a job at a filling station, becomes involved in a murder.
The novel, despite its being praised by people like Raymond Chandler, William Gay, and Flannery O"Connor, has been largely forgotten. This is, in part, due to a tumultuous publication history.
Since its release, the book has been printed by five different publishers, most recently by Mysterious Press.
