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California Girl -- T. Jefferson Parker
T. Jefferson Parker is on a list of about ten crime/suspense novelists whose work I follow quite closely. I particularly liked his novel Black Water, which I found not only a plain good read and interesting story, but it was also one of those books that haunted me for a long time. I still find myself thinking about the young cop who is suspected of killing his wife, now and then.
I liked California Girl, too, but not as much as his previous work. This is a big novel with a complex plot that moves back and forth in time. I very much like the setting (Orange County in the early 60s, when there were still orange groves) and the sense of the place; I like the two families that are at the center of the conflict. But this is one of those books where I almost loose interest as soon as the dead body shows up. I was far more interested in the resolution of the family problems than I was in the (admittedly tragic) life and death of the girl in question.
March 13, 2005 09:50 PM
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Have you read BLUE HOUR and RED LIGHT, the first two of the trilogy including BLACK WATER? If not, you're in for a treat (even having read the last in the series).
Posted by: Jena at March 17, 2005 09:46 AM