Burn

Informationen zum Autor Sean Doolittle's short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications, including The Year's Best Mystery Stories 2002 (James Ellroy, guest editor), and his first novel, Dirt , was a BookSense Book of the Day, and named one of the 100 Best Books of 2001 by the editors of Amazon.com. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife and daughter, and is at work on his next novel. Klappentext In California the hills are on fire. Not a good sign for Andrew Kindler! who just came from back east to get away from his past-as an arsonist. In fact! almost from the moment he sets foot in his cousin's Santa Monica beach house! the heat starts swirling around him. First there's the cop who thinks Andrew might know something about a murder suspect. Then there's the suspect's beautiful sister! who is willing to pay Andrew $5!000 for the same information. But Andrew really uninformed. And with a sensational murder case burning a hole in the gut of the LAPD-as well as the star-studded L.A. fitness industry-ignorance is dangerous. Now Andrew must solve a murder he knows nothing about! find a killer he's never met! and unravel a family's explosive secret. His reward for success? To live another day: one step ahead of his burning past... "An exceptionally well-crafted and well-told tale of arson! police work! misplaced zeal! bad relationships! good relationships! family bonds and! oh yes! exercise videos. Quirky! compelling! intelligent! and funny ... If you like Elmore Leonard! do yourself a favor and pick up BURN.”-Lincoln Journal Star "A cult writer for the masses-hip! smart and so mordantly funny that the casual reader might be laughing too hard to realize just how thoughtful Doolittle's work is. Get on the bandwagon now.”-Laura Lippman! author of By a Spider's Thread "Sean Doolittle combines wit! good humor! and a generosity of spirit rare in mystery fiction to create novels that are both engrossing and strangely uplifting. He deserves to take his place among the best in the genre.”-John Connolly! author of The White Road "An estimable addition not only to the publisher's list but also to crime fiction ... Doolittle delivers a briskly plotted! hard-boiled mystery that has its roots in the Elmore Leonard school of dark comedy.”-South Florida Sun-Sentinel ·Gold medal winner for mystery in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award ·A Best Crime Fiction of 2003 pick from January Magazine Burn 1 Common sense told Andrew Kindler that a surprise visitor at the beach house didn't necessarily mean bad news. Instinct changed his mind long before the stranger with the sport coat on his arm got around to showing his badge. "Hello up there." Andrew hadn't realized he'd dozed off in the lounge chair until the voice startled him awake. He sat up and blinked against the sunlight, slowly regaining his sense of place. After all these weeks, he still sometimes woke up disoriented. He'd gotten to like the feeling. Most of the time. "Sorry. Over here." Andrew looked toward the owner of the voice, who stood near the top of the long run of stairs leading up to the deck. When the stranger saw that he'd gotten Andrew's attention, he raised a rolled newspaper in greeting. "Anybody home?" Andrew looked at his watch. Not quite nine o'clock. He reached to turn down the radio, suddenly wishing he had a dog. "Morning," he said. "Morning," said the stranger. "I rang the bell but nobody answered. Heard the radio, noticed the gate was open, thought I'd poke my head around. Mind if I come up?" A German Shepherd, Andrew thought. Maybe a Doberman. "Watch that top step," he said. "It's cracked through the middle." The guy acknowledged the tip with a short wave of the newspaper and a long stride over the offending tread. He strolled across the deck, scuffed cowboy boots sou...

Product details

• Authors: Sean Doolittle
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.03.2005
• EAN: 9780440242277
• ISBN: 978-0-440-24227-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 19 mm