T Jefferson Parker

The Famous and the Dead T Jefferson Parker

Publisher Marketing: The most groundbreaking crime series in decades. "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" Los Angeles County sheriff s deputy Charlie Hood is attached to the ATF, working undercover on the Iron River that flows across the U. S.-Mexican border. The diamond fillings he wears in his left canine glimmer, distracting the men who sell the illegal firearms that enable the unspeakable violence on both sides of the map. Spotting the sparkle when Charlie Diamonds opens his mouth is often their first step toward life behind bars. Meanwhile, Bradley Jones, sheriff s deputy and employee of the Baja Cartel and son of the love of Charlie s life, the deceased L. A. outlaw Suzanne Jones, is expecting a son of his own. Suzanne was descended from famed Mexican desperado Joaquin Murrieta, whose embalmed head Bradley inherited from her and keeps nestled among piles of cash, proceeds from Bradley s own life of crime. Charlie knows all of Bradley s secrets; the question is what will he do with the information. Until he decides, his obsession remains the inexplicable existence of Mike Finnegan, the diminutive devil who flits in and out of both men s lives, knowing things he shouldn t, seemingly immortal. Three men earnest law enforcer, inveterate lawbreaker, and the man who pits them against each other hurtle toward one another in the jaw-dropping conclusion to T. Jefferson Parker s mesmerizing vision of the border. Their climactic showdown brings to a spectacular close a crime series that obliterated the boundaries of the genre. " Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/11/2013 pg. 43 (EAN 9780525953173, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 72 (EAN 9780525953173, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013 (EAN 9780525953173, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/2013 pg. 24 (EAN 9780525953173, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Parker, T Jefferson T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of fourteen previous novels, including Storm Runners and The Fallen. Alongside Dick Francis and James Lee Burke, Parker is one of only three writers to be awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel more than once. Parker lives with his family in Southern California. Contributor Bio:  Colacci, David David Colacci has been an actor and a director for over thirty years, and has worked as a narrator for over fifteen years. He has won "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, earned Audie nominations, and been included in Best of Year lists by such publications as "Publishers Weekly", "AudioFile" magazine, and "Library Journal".