One cannot find a better thriller.

If you live on the Central Coast of California you will really love The Girls, as the action takes place there--between Big Sur and San Francisco with a jaunt to Oregon.

Nasaw is a much better writer than, say J. Patterson, who actually is a corporation of writers--how's that work?!

Nasaw develops his characters with great detail and depth. I've read some reviews by folks who are upset that he "gave away the ending", failing to understand that Nasaw writes psychological thrillers. His books are not "who done it's".

The review by Book Reporter does Nasaw's most recent book, The Boys from Santa Cruz, justice.


"THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ is a character-driven novel, with Pender being the character in every sense of the word. A true fish out of water, he is good at what he does --- catching people --- but, as this tale reveals, he can be very wrong as well. There is a gallows humor that informs his dialogue, which is hysterically funny in spots, but there is a tragic pathos that lies just beneath the surface of every scene, threatening to break through. If you’re unfamiliar with Pender or with Nasaw’s work in general, THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ is a dark and fabulous place to start" (J. Hartlaub, 2010.