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Storm Runners [With Earbuds]
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This thriller from T. Jefferson Parker (The Fallen et al.) is not only fueled by an incredibly intricate and emotionally compelling story about a former police officer struggling to come to grips with the horrific murder of his wife and young son but also by powerfully moving allegory and imagery. With the diverse landscape of Southern California a...more
This thriller from T. Jefferson Parker (The Fallen et al.) is not only fueled by an incredibly intricate and emotionally compelling story about a former police officer struggling to come to grips with the horrific murder of his wife and young son but also by powerfully moving allegory and imagery. With the diverse landscape of Southern California a...more
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December 28th 2009
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I really enjoy reading T.Jefferson Parker because his stories take place in and around Orange County,Ca. This story takes place mainly in Fallbrook, but also in Newport and Santa Ana. He combines stories of rainmaking, gangsters, and a large dose of suspense in his story of 2 Orange County boys, while once friends, who took different paths in their lives. It's a story of good vs. evil, with characters you can visualize. He throws in a dash of history, a sprinkle of science, and a lot of page-tur...more
Decent thriller.
The book moves quickly by setting up the present situation and characters through hints ..why was there a bomb? Why did Mike want to kill Matt. Parker definetly uses a less is more, we are only given the most relevant facts about the characters--why they hate each other....This may cause some to feel disappointed, I know that I found Mike to be such an interesting character, I wanted to know more, how did he go from Harvard to La Eme?
Parker keeps the...more
The book moves quickly by setting up the present situation and characters through hints ..why was there a bomb? Why did Mike want to kill Matt. Parker definetly uses a less is more, we are only given the most relevant facts about the characters--why they hate each other....This may cause some to feel disappointed, I know that I found Mike to be such an interesting character, I wanted to know more, how did he go from Harvard to La Eme?
Parker keeps the...more
Picked this up immediately after reading Parker's latest, "The Renegades", which I thought was terriffic.
I found it not as good but still somewhat interesting. The plot and characters don't come off as believeable as "Renegades" did and the story got a little hokey.
This book involves a San Diego County Deputy sheriff, Matt Stromsoe, who was severely injured by a bombing attempt on his life by a boyhood friend, Mike Tavarez, turned "El Jeffe" in La eme, t...more
I found it not as good but still somewhat interesting. The plot and characters don't come off as believeable as "Renegades" did and the story got a little hokey.
This book involves a San Diego County Deputy sheriff, Matt Stromsoe, who was severely injured by a bombing attempt on his life by a boyhood friend, Mike Tavarez, turned "El Jeffe" in La eme, t...more
the way this man composes sentences, it's as if he were taking you on a tour of the dry bits of california -- arroys, desert, chaparral, avocado trees, dirt roads, hills, coyotes -- while also taking you on a tour into the head of gangsters and cops who bear pain and misfortune and damage with vulnerability, toughness, and dignity. lots of guys, but these are guys i love to read about. maimed guys, hurt guys, gentle guys who are not afraid to blunder and ask. yeah, even the gangsters, who once w...more
This gets 4 stars because Parker uses a famous bit of San Diego history and runs with it. Charles Hatfield was commissioned by the always infamous San Diego City Council to make rain in 1915/1916 for $10,000. Well it did rain and all the dams broke, the damage was extensve. The story takes place in present day, Frankie Hatfield is the San Diego weather reporter who is trying to make rain from her grandfather's papers. Evil water and power in LA has other ideas. A few too many plots; Frankie...more
Matt Stormsoe, whose son and wife are accidentally killed when a childhood friend turned Mexican mobster tries to exact vengeance, is hired to protect a weather reporter from a stalker. Turns out the weather reporter is refining her grandfather's methods for creating rain, much to the chagrin of the LA Water and Power authority, who want her stopped at any cost. A bit reminiscent of the movie, Chinatown.
Very good book - well paced and liked the characters. Didn't like the way there was no explanation as to why Mike turned out the way he did, no incident, no explanation as to why he became involved in gangs and mafia. But well paced, the science of making rain left me cold and I thought it a little far fetched, but overall enjoyable and I would read something else by this author.
I always enjoy Parker's writing, but this novel was not up to his usual standard. It was a great story line about a cop losing his family to an ex best friend that blows them up. I just didn't like the way the book unfolded. Definitely worth reading if you are a Parker fan, but not on my top list.
No review yet. I've read a lot of Parker because we found and returned his dog to him when he lived in Laguna Canyon years ago. As a "thank you", he gave us a copy of one of his books. They are all pretty much the same murder mystery formula with something fairly horrific happening to someone.
Disappointing. Parker is fantastic usually. Pretty thin plot and character development; must have been on a deadline to get it out. I did enjoy the fact that a lot of the action takes place in the town I live in, Azusa, CA.
A great fast read. The hero and villain are ex-friends and high school mates. The one is an ex-cop and the other a Mexican Maffia leader. There is murder, mayhem, rainmaking and all sorts of interesting plot twists.
It was hard for me to finish this book because of the plot...people actually trying to make "rain". But, I didn't realize that until I was way into the story. A good little love story was also involved.
I'm a big T. Jefferson Parker fan and I loved this story. He has moved from Orange County to San Diego County where I live and it's fun to see places that I have been to used as a part of the plot.
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Unlike the last books I've read, this one was easy to get into and I didn't need to reward myself with chocolate to finish. However, it wasn't the best story Parker has come up with.
Enjoyed the local settings....neat feeling to put yourself in the action. Fast paced; sad start...liked it. This was a test run; the Carlsbad Library is reading one of Parker's book for the Carlsbad Reads in April 2012. I have his books on my "to read" list and just decided to start early.
I've read two things by this author and found them to be different from the normal stuff a bit which was good.
I see some reviewers didn't like this one. However... I did! A lot.
Disappointed. Still a good book, but not T. Jeff good.
Another good book by T. Jefferson Parker. Worth reading.
disappointing, let down ending.
good
but
wimpy ending
but
wimpy ending
Picked it up at the library, even though I was sure I must have read it -- how could I not? It is TJP, who writes about the place where I grew up in an amazing way, only possible by one who knows the area. I've been a huge fan since Laguna Heat...
anyhow, this one had lots of good stuff - murder and mayhem and scientific experimentation, orange and avocado groves, Newport, Fallbrook, I could picture it all.
Wonder if there will be a follow-up with this wounded (in multiple...more
anyhow, this one had lots of good stuff - murder and mayhem and scientific experimentation, orange and avocado groves, Newport, Fallbrook, I could picture it all.
Wonder if there will be a follow-up with this wounded (in multiple...more
One of Parker's most complex situations. The main character had gone to school with a kid who later ended up a chief in "La Eme", the Mexican Mafia, managing huge amounts of illicit business from Pelican Bay Prison in Northern California. His and his old friend's stories become intertwined with that of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and a young woman's attempt to carry on her great-grandfather's rainmaking formulas. The whole scenario is just close enough to the truth...more
Book on CD.
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Another great page-turner from T. Jeff
T. Jefferson Parker is one of my favorite authors and this isn't one of his best, but still well worth reading. The story is about a relationship between two men who grew up together, but one ended up being a gangster and the other a policeman. Their lives are forever intertwined, and it becomes a lifelong feud between them. The story is very believable and the characters are well-drawn.
Starts out as a real page-turner and though the story starts lagging a bit midway through, it's still a very quick read. Like many books of this genre, you pretty much know where everything's heading but the ride there is quite enjoyable. Parker refrains from dragging out the scenes too long, unlike other authors of this genre.
BBBBOOOORRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGG. Only got through the first 2 CDs and there were 10 total.
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Received a B.A. in English from U. Cal Irving, 1976
Writing career began as cub reporter for "The Newport Ensign" and later "Daily Pilot"
Only two other authors have won the Edgar Award for best novel twice. James Lee Burke, Dick Francis and now, T. Jefferson Parker
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Writing career began as cub reporter for "The Newport Ensign" and later "Daily Pilot"
Only two other authors have won the Edgar Award for best novel twice. James Lee Burke, Dick Francis and now, T. Jefferson Parker
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