- Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (31 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 006059327X
- ISBN-13: 978-0060593278
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,607,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Jefferson Parker
'Insanely imaginative' New York Times
'One of the most entertaining tough-guy writers' Esquire
‘If you’re seeking a thinking man’s bestseller, T. Jefferson Parker is the writer for you’
Washington Post World Book
Praise for Black Water
'Parker at the top of his form' Los Angeles Times
‘Both convincing and heartening. Parker gets better and better’ Literary Review
‘An entertaining story with an appealing heroine’ Sunday Telegraph
Praise for Silent Joe
‘Worth shouting about’ People Magazine
‘Full of quirks and great surprises’ Wall Street Journal
Praise for Red Light
‘Parker’s latest sizzles along, an infectious blend of atmosphere, action and passion’
Publisher’s Weekly
Praise for The Blue Hour
‘Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer’
New York Times Book Review‘
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When Vengeance runs in the blood only murder can stop it dead, in this stunning new thriller from the award-winning author of Black Water.
Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and the Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael's grandfather in a dispute over a pay-cheque; soon thereafter Braga's son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar – legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael's father.
McMichael must put aside the old family blood feud, and find the truth about Pete Braga's death. Braga's beautiful nurse is a suspect – she says she stepped out for some firewood, but key evidence suggests otherwise. The investigation soon expands to include Braga's business, his family, the Catholic diocese, a multi-million dollar Indian casino, a prostitute, a cop, and, of course, the McMichael family.
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San Diego homicide cop Tom McMichael is investigating the murder of eighty-four-year-old city patriarch Pete Braga who was found bludgeoned to death. In a long ago past Braga shot McMichael's grandfather in a fight over a paycheck, then right after the shooting Braga's son was found badly beaten. Was it revenge? The investigation leads to many suspects, including members of both the McMichael and Braga families in this whodunit that will keep you up all night long as it did me.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Moody police procedural
29 April 2003
Format:Hardcover
Edgar Award-winner Parker ("Silent Joe") manages to do something a little different each time out and his eleventh is a police procedural made personal by family feuding. When 84-year-old Portuguese tuna-boat captain turned Ford dealership tycoon, Pete Braga, is bludgeoned to death in his San Diego bayfront home, homicide cop Tom McMichael catches the case. Braga had killed McMichael's grandfather 50 years earlier and gotten off with self-defense. Braga's son was later brain damaged in a beating long ascribed to McMichael's father, but never proven. Then, years later, the feud derailed the first-love passion between McMichael and Braga's headstrong granddaughter.
The initial suspect is the beautiful young nurse whose home is full of items from Braga's various collections, but her alibi pans out and a romance with McMichael heats up. The investigation branches out to include political wrangling and underhanded business-as-usual money deals in a proposed new airport, a Mexican smuggling operation using Braga's new Fords, and, of course, the heirs. The plot is complex (sometimes confusingly so) and McMichael's inappropriate love life comes to the attention of police department politicos, further muddying the waters. While the story is not particularly compelling or suspenseful, Parker's characters are well-fleshed, preserving a touch of human mystery and murk, and the blustery San Diego winter provides a moody backdrop.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A Genuine Page Turner
25 Oct 2004
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I have read many T. Jefferson Parker books and this is one of the best. You see the term "page turner" used a lot but this is one book that really grabs you and keeps you reading until the end. There is murder, a little romance and a dedicated cop who is tracking down a killer while dealing with his own demons. I dare anyone to start this mystery and not finish it in one sitting. It is really quite riveting.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Incredibly vivid, compelling mystery.
23 Mar 2003
Format:Hardcover
This was my first book by T. Jefferson Parker, & I enjoyed it thoroughly. Being a San Diego native myself, I'll happily vouch for Mr Parker's extremely detailed command of the finer details of our city's geography, climate, & incredibly incestous Port Commission. Overall, an extremely compelling procedural mystery that kept me guessing 'til the end.
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