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California Girl (Paperback)

by Jefferson Parker (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (23 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007149387
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007149384
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 299,723 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for Jefferson Parker: 'Insanely imaginative' New York Times 'Parker has only one rival -- Thomas Harris' Washington Post 'One of our top writers' Harlan Coben 'I rank the crime novels of Jefferson Parker up there with the best' Sue Grafton Praise for Black Water: 'An expertly plotted thriller ! Parker gets better and better' Literary Review 'A well-plotted psychological thriller that keeps the reader guessing' Time Out 'A superior thriller' Mail on Sunday 'Parker at the top of his form' Los Angeles Times

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Stunning new thriller from the award-winning Jefferson Parker, author of The Blue Hour, Red Light, Black Water and Cold Pursuit. In 1968 Southern California was a tumultuous and at times seriously weird place to be. Jim Morrison was on the radio, Nixon was headed for the White House, Charles Manson was on the prowl and Dr Timothy Leary was introducing his followers to the wonders of LSD. It was also the year Nick Becker investigated his first homicide. The victim had been a beauty queen till they took away her crown for posing in Playboy. But Nick's memory of her went back way before that, to a five-year-old in a tutu and cowboy boots. It gave him an added incentive to find the man who cut off her head and dumped her in an old packing house amid the orange groves. Four decades on, Nick discovers that the man he arrested for the murder, the man the court convicted despite his 'not guilty' plea, may indeed have been innocent after all. But in order to unearth the truth, Becker will need to dig deep into his own family's darkest secrets.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant, Nostalgic Tale from the 60s and 70s, 22 Mar 2006
It all starts with a boyhood rumble in 1954 between two neighborhood families—the Vonns and the Beckers. After the Becker boys triumph, they watch as the little Vonn girl stares at them defiantly with an orange in each hand. Now the year is 1968, and nineteen-year-old Janelle Vonn is dead. She was raped, strangled, and her head was cut off. It’s Det. Nick Becker’s first homicide case; Andy Becker is the reporter writing about the case; and David Becker was Janelle’s minister. This mystery is one that will take all three Becker boys, working together, to solve. Taking place in the late 60s and early 70s, this tale is expansive and more about the time in which the characters live: rock & roll, drugs, communism, and Vietnam. Parker’s approach is refreshing and yet nostalgic. The different storylines are well plotted and give the reader a good sense of the brothers’ personalities and motivations. The only flaw is the unsympathetic character of Janelle Vonn, which makes the brothers’ drive to solve her murder a bit forced. Yet I think their motivation has less to do with her as a person and more about the evocative image of a California Girl from a much simpler era. Had I been alive during this time period, I probably would’ve enjoyed this book even more.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, 1 Feb 2006
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I bought this book sometime ago, because I have read some other books from the author and liked them. This book however didn’t excite me as much as it told a story from the sixties. So when I finally started to read this I was nicely surprised as the story was well written and easy to read. This is a story of two families and how their lives follow each other thru violence.
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