California Bear: A Novel

ISBN: 0316382973

Author: Swierczynski, Duane

Condition: New

This witty thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly) follows four unlikely vigilantes who pit themselves against the villain behind Californias coldest case-and decide to take justice into their own hands. NONE OF YOU ARE SAFEKILLER: Jack Queen has been exonerated and freed from prison thanks to retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower. But when guilt gnaws at Jack, he admits: I actually did it. To which Hightower responds: Yeah, no kidding. You see, the ex-cop has a special job in mind for the ex-conTHE GIRL DETECTIVE: Fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty has been handed a potential death sentence in the form of a leukemia diagnosis. But thats not going to stop her from tackling the most important mystery of her life: Is her father guilty of murder?GENE JEANIE: Jeanie Hightower mends family trees for a living, but the genealogist is unable to repair her own marriage. And her soon-to-be ex may have entangled her in a scheme that has drawn the bloody wrath ofTHE BEAR: A prolific serial killer who disappeared forty years ago, who is only now emerging from hibernation when the conditions are just right. And this time, the California Bear is not content to hunt in the shadowsFrom two-time Edgar nominee Duane Swierczynski, California Bear is clever, moving, and surprising as it takes aim at the true crime industry, Hollywood, justice, and the killers inside us all.