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Title: Summer of Fear by T. Jefferson Parker ISBN: 0312952376 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 5
Summary: Summer of Fear by T. Jefferson Parker
Comment: I have read almost of all of T. Jefferson Parkers book, and he is
one of the best authors around.
THIS book was my favorite however, because there are two stories going on at once and they are both fascinating.
The first is a crime writer who's wife if dying, literally wasting away in front of him, and the touching realistic way he is trying to deal with it.
Then, there is a serial killer on the loose in So. CA (Orange County) which is a laid back beach community, and the serial killer begins communicating with the crime writer. Some serial killer books can be too grueling to read, and although I was glad I wasn't alone while reading this book, it was a good psychological thriller, and with the skill of a writer like T. Jefferson, this book was just hard to put down.
Scary one minute, and then heart breaking in the next chapter.
I'm hoping that this book will have some sort of sequel, at least with the crime writer coming back so we can see how his life is now, and his job is so interesting that there are many more story line possibilities.
I'm an avid read, and mystery is my favorite genre, and T. Jefferson Parker just gets better and better the more he writes.
I recommend you read any of his books, especially this one. The latest books with Merci Rayborne are great as is Silent Joe.
I love the California beach background and all of his main characters; you feel as if you've met them and care about their life. He is a truly gifted writer, and if I recommend a writer to read it is definetly T. Jefferson Parker!
Summer of Fear is for the truly hard core mystery fans, which I am, and the mixture of fear, pathos and also love, loss and closure, makes for a book that I didn't want to end.
Thank you T. Jefferson Parker.
Rating: 4
Summary: Parker is masterful at capturing hard-to-look-at emotions
Comment: Summer of Fear may not be the most carefully plotted suspense tale I've ever read, but I was riveted by the unblinking focus he placed on raw, difficult emotions. I've never before experienced a writer who more accurately portrayed the inner life of someone watching a loved one suffer a debilitating illness. When people rank a piece of fiction as "for adults only," we usually mean it contains sex and/or violence. This novel has both, but I would keep it away from children because the strong, ambivalent feelings of a tortured spouse are for grown-ups only. I'm a mystery and suspense fan, and I recognize the plot weaknesses in Summer of Fear, but I would recommend this novel to anyone who appreciates well-drawn characters. But be prepared to look at real life in all its conflicted, ugly, transcendent, messy glory.
Rating: 2
Summary: not a speck of credibility in this inane serial killer tale
Comment: I've enjoyed some of T. Jefferson Parker's work, but he's always stretched the limits of credibility in his plotting. This one is more than a bit too much. Stay away unless you're truly desperate for a T. Jefferson Parker/Orange County fix.
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Title: Pacific Beat by T. Jefferson Parker, Christopher Buckley ISBN: 0312927924 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Little Saigon by T. Jefferson Parker ISBN: 0312915934 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: August, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Laguna Heat by T. Jefferson Parker ISBN: 0312952058 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Triggerman's Dance by T. Jefferson Parker ISBN: 0786889179 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Where Serpents Lie by T. Jefferson Parker ISBN: 0786889446 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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