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The Fallen (Hardcover)

by T. Jefferson Parker (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company (Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0060562382
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060562380
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 16 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,974,991 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for 'The Fallen': 'Writes with intelligence, style and sensitivity, and he belongs in the first rank of American crime novelists.' Washington Post 'Excellent!with his trademark psychological acuity and empathy, Parker creates a world of fully realized characters coping with obsession and loss!compelling.' Publisher's Weekly 'Deft!his dialogue crackles and pops in an intricate and well-paced tale set in a city where shadowy characters lurk beneath sunny skies.' Booklist Praise for Jefferson Parker: 'A great writer!he's amazing.' Lee Child 'Parker gets better and better.' Literary Review '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 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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‘Excellent…with his trademark psychological acuity and empathy, Parker creates a world of fully realized characters coping with obsession and loss…compelling.’ --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed for Midwest Book Review, 4 Dec 2006
San Diego homicide detective Robbie Brownlaw lived an ordinary life until he was thrown out of a sixth-floor window. Brownlaw survived but developed synesthesia and now sees voices as colored shapes which relay the true emotions behind spoken words. Brownlaw has learned to trust his condition and feels he has his own internal "lie detector". He has also developed a friendship with the man who threw him from the window but finds his marriage beginning to fall apart.

When the body of ethics investigator Garrett Asplundh is found in his car beneath the bridge where he proposed to his wife, the general consensus is suicide. After his little girl drowned, Asplundh separated from his wife and began drinking heavily. Brownlaw and his partner, McKenzie Cortez, investigate the case and quickly determine Asplundh was murdered. When he died, Asplundh was investigating a case which involved local government officials and could influence the city's upcoming financial ranking if the results become known. Was the murder tied to his investigation or one of a more personal nature?

Parker's written a well-paced mystery with a unique character in Brownlaw. Characterization is nicely portrayed, from Brownlaw's frustration over his crumbling marriage to insights into Asplundh's agony over the death of his daughter and subsequent acts of benevolence.


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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad... but not brilliant., 10 Mar 2009
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It's nothing special, to be honest. The prose is good (not amazing), there's all the usual crime type elements in there (a web of sleaze, a million people, plenty of departments to remember), and you *are* kept guessing who-done-it. But I found the characters to be a little bit flat, and Brownlaw certainly doesn't make enough use of his talent, not to mention story altering use of it. Think of this as the usual run-of-the-mill police detective novel with a slightly quirky hero.

Importantly, there isn't much gunplay or fist-fights in this. It's a talky affair. Not bad though, I'll probably look out for more from the author.
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