New Releases by T. Jefferson Parker

When Garrett Asplundh''s body is found under a San Diego bridge, Robbie Brownlaw is called on to the case. After the tragic death of his child and the dissolution of his marriage, Garrett—regarded as an honest, straight-arrow officer—left the SDPD to become an ethics investigator, looking into the activities of his former colleagues. At first Asplundh''s death, which takes place on the eve of a reconciliation with his ex, looks like suicide, but the clues Brownlaw finds just don''t add up. Amid rampant corruption and tightening city purse strings, and with pressure mounting from the police and the city''s politicians, Brownlaw fights to find the truth, all the while trying to hold on to his own crumbling marriage. A carefully woven novel of suspense, The Fallen brings to life a superb cast of characters against the all-too-real backdrop of a city fighting for its survival.

Drôle de destin que celui de Joe : défiguré au vitriol à l''âge de neuf mois, il n''avait pu apaiser les blessures de son âme qu''aux côtés de Will Trona, père adoptif et mentor. Mais ce dernier vient d''être abattu par une bande de malfrats. Qui sont-ils ? Qui les envoie ? Brisé et vengeur, Joe, alias " Acid Baby ", se lance dans une enquête qui tourne au cauchemar. Rapt d''enfant, règlements de comptes, vidéos compromettantes : le secteur d''activités de son parent d''adoption révèle des zones d''ombre insoupçonnées. Plus de doutes, Will a laissé en héritage à Joe non seulement un passé trouble mais les plus virulents de ses ennemis...

Horridus horridus : c''est le nom savant du crotale, un des serpents les plus dangereux d''Amérique. C''est également le surnom que s''est choisi un psychopathe pédophile opérant depuis peu dans le comté d''Orange, en Californie. Il kidnappe ses petites victimes, les travestit et les relâche, sans les avoir touchées. Du moins pour l''instant... Hanté par la mort de son fils, Terry Naughton, chef de la Brigade des crimes contre mineurs, doit agir vite : se sentant talonné, l''insaisissable Horridus accélère le rythme de ses enlèvements. Et Terry sait, d''instinct, que la prochaine morsure de ce monstre tapi dans son repaire sera mortelle...

1968. La guerre du Vietnam fait rage et l''Amérique n''en finit pas de compter ses morts. La paranoïa anti-rouges atteint des sommets ; Charles Manson promène sa silhouette inquiétante dans les night-clubs confidentiels où il cachetonne. A Laguna Beach, Timothy Leary, initie ses disciples aux mystères du LSD et de l''amour sans entraves... Alors que le vent du changement balaie le pays, la jeune Janelle Vonn est retrouvée décapitée dans un entrepôt de Californie du Sud. Andy, Nick et David Becker, trois frères qui connaissent la famille Vonn depuis l''enfance, se lancent à la poursuite du meurtrier. Et plus l''enquête avance, plus les suspects potentiels se multiplient.. T. Jefferson Parker restitue avec une impressionnante justesse de ton et d''émotion l''atmosphère de la Californie du Sud en 1968. Roman au style percutant, California Girl s''est vu attribuer le prestigieux prix Edgar, récompensant le meilleur policier publié aux Etats-Unis en 2005.

From the Edgar Award-winning author of Silent Joe, a new hard-hitting thriller of murder, vengeance, and secret passions that will keep readers spellbound. Homicide cop Tom McMichael is on the rotation when an 84-year-old city patriarch named Pete Braga is found bludgeoned to death. Not good news, especially since the Irish McMichaels and the Portuguese Bragas share a violent family history dating back three generations. Years ago Braga shot McMichael''s grandfather in a dispute over a paycheck; soon thereafter Braga''s son was severely beaten behind a waterfront bar--legend has it that it was an act of revenge by McMichael''s father. McMichael must put aside the old family blood feud, and find the truth about Pete Braga''s death. Braga''s beautiful nurse is a suspect--she says she stepped out for some firewood, but key evidence suggests otherwise. The investigation soon expands to include Braga''s business, his family, the Catholic diocese, a multi-million dollar Indian casino, a prostitute, a cop, and, of course, the McMichael family. Cold Pursuit is the novel that T. Jefferson Parker fans have been waiting for.

The #1 Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Red Light and The Blue Hour returns with a moody, sexy, suspenseful novel about a scarred man, the father he idolized, and the secret he uncovers. With the horrible remnants of a childhood tragedy forever visible across his otherwise handsome face, Joe Trona is scarred in more ways than one. Rescued from an orphanage by Will Trona, a charismatic Orange County politician who sensed his dark potential, Joe is swept into the maelstrom of power and intimidation that surrounds his adoptive father''s illustrious career. Serving as Will''s right-hand man, Joe is trained to protect and defend his father''s territory -- but he can''t save the powerful man from his enemies. Will Trona is murdered, and Joe will stop at nothing to find out who did it. Looking for clues as he sifts through the remains of his father''s life -- his girlfriends, acquaintances, deals, and enemies -- Joe comes to realize how many secrets Will Trona possessed, and how many people he had the power to harm. But two leads keep rising to the surface: a little girl who was kidnapped by her mentally disturbed brother, and two rival gangs who seem to have joined forces. As Joe deepens his investigation -- and as he is forced to confront the painful events of his troubled childhood -- these two seemingly disconnected threads will intersect. Just how and why form the crux of this intricate, intelligent mystery that satisfies the mind as well as the heart -- and reveals yet again the impeccable detail, vivid characterization, and emotional complexity that make a T. Jefferson Parker novel impossible to resist.

Orange County sheriff''s detective Merci Rayborn''s investigation of a prostitute''s murder leads her to her lover, Officer Mike McNally.

In his newest novel, the bestselling author of "The Triggerman''s Dance" masterfully reinvents the classic loner cop: a man with a dark and violent past whose redemption can come only through saving others. Terry Naughton, head of Orange County''s new Crimes Against Youth Division, has his work cut out for him when he faces The Horridus--a madman who kidnaps children, then releases them unharmed but dressed in period clothing with a piece of snakeskin as a memento 12-city author tour. TV ads (Psychological Suspense) .

A serial killer is preying on the residents of Orange County, massacring entire families. The police are unaccountably keeping the killings under wraps, and Russ Monroe, ex-cop-turned-crime writer needs to know why. From the bestselling author of Laguna Heat. Martin''s.

Beneath the teeming and exotic surfaceon, Chuck Frye, renegade son of a powerful land baron, kidnaps his brother''s Vietnamese wife . . . and is plunged into a wealthy family''s web of tragic secrets. Non-stop action from the author of Laguna Heat.#St. Martin''s Press.

When reporter/crime writer Russell Monroe finds his former lover brutally slain in an apparently ritual style, he suspects a connection to other recent murders in the county. Somehow, the case never appears on the police blotter - although Russell saw his former colleague, homicide chief Marty Parish, leaving the scene of the crime - and soon all evidence of the death disappears. Meanwhile, a string of killings continues in the same gruesome style, and Russell becomes the contact of the deranged man responsible. As Monroe gets dangerously entangled in this deadly intrigue, he must fight for his life while watching his wife fight for hers against a terminal brain tumor.