The Fallen - Hardcover

Parker, T. Jefferson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060562382 ISBN 13: 9780060562380

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Synopsis

Promoted to homicide after surviving a push from a sixth-floor hotel room, Robbie Brownlaw, the youngest detective in the department, uses his new talent for synesthesia--seeing colorful shapes tied to emotions when someone speaks--to investigate the death of Garrett Asplundh, a fellow San Diego cop charged with monitoring the integrity of city officials. 150,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Deftly plotted, gracefully written ."--Kirkus Reviews

"Smart and thrilling...Parker has imagination to burn...Crisp and elegant sentences keep the pages turning."--Toronto Star

"(Parker) writes with intelligence, style and sensitivity, and he belongs...in the first rank of American crime novelists."--Washington Post

"Delivers on all levels, as a mystery and a study of the depths of cruelty to which people can sink."--Orlando Sentinel

"A good story well told by a gifted writer at the top of his game."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"Lively well-paced writing....A cut above the average mystery fare."--Pittsburgh Tribune

"Parker's best to date....Very highly recommended."--Bookreporter.com

"An entirely engrossing and unforgettable tale."--Rocky Mountain News

"A wonderful story with compassionate characters, plenty of action, thoughtful deduction and a shocking rationale for murder."--Sunday Denver Post

"T. Jefferson Parker could well be the best crime writer working out of Southern California."--Chicago Tribune

About the Author:

T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of seventeen novels, including the Edgar(R) Award winners California Girl and Silent Joe. Alongside Dick Francis and James Lee Burke, he is one of only three writers who has won the Edgar(R) Award for Best Novel more than once. Parker lives with his family in Southern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060562382
• ISBN 13: 9780060562380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 323