To Die In California - Hardcover

Thornburg, Newton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852428066 ISBN 13: 9781852428068

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2002

Synopsis

Informed by the police that Chris, his son has committed suicide, David Hook, an Illinois farmer, knows that this cannot be true. He knows that something else must have happened in California to cause the death of Chris, who loved life too much to take his own. He also knows that he must go West to find out what did happen. In California he discovers corruption, immorality and pain that shocks him to the very core of his being but he also discovers exhilaration and pleasure that changes him forever. First published in 1973, To Die in California sold over 300,000 copies in its previous Avon edition.

Born in 1929, Newton Thornburg is the author of ten novels including Cutter and Bone, made into the film Cutter's Way starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard. He now lives in Washington State.

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About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1929, Newton Thornburg is the author of ten novels including Cutter and Bone, made into the film Cutter'sWay starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard. He now lives in Washington State.

Review:

?Over the years, TO DIE IN CALIFORNIA has developed a legendary reputation among writers, with good reason. Newton Thornburg delivers the thriller goods while reaching for, and achieving, something higher. Long after the last page is turned, CALIFORNIA haunts like a troubling dream? George P. Pelecanos "The dark side of the American dream, etched with pathos and a deep understanding of the fallibility of human nature. Newton Thornburg is one of the best hidden secrets in the crime writing field, and his revival is much overdue." Maxim Jakubowski ?One of the saddest books I?ve ever read. Read it and weep like I did? Mark Timlin, Independent on Sunday ?A remarkable psychological thriller about grief, anger and revenge, which grips throughout and remains in the memory? Susanna Yager, Telegraph ?An unforgettable study of grief and obsession? Allan Jones, Uncut

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1852428066
• ISBN 13: 9781852428068
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288