Backtrack [Hardcover]

Joseph Hansen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 167 pages
• Publisher: Backcountry Pubns; 1st edition (October 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914378961
• ISBN-13: 978-0914378969
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,645,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Night of Memories and Sighs, April 21, 2000

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Drew Brainiard "watchword" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backtrack (Hardcover)

Seventeen-year old Alan Tarr lies in an abandoned beach house,his legs in casts, waiting for the man who tried to kill him....BACKTRACK is beautifully written with fully-realized (memorable) characters, exquisitely evoked mood, and biting humor. Written in the days when authors didn't have to pad with extraneous subplots and other filler, every word counts in this little gem of a book; if I had to pick my favorite Hansen mystery it would be BACKTRACK, and the story of Alan Tarr who comes to Hollywood to discover what became of his father....Effectively alternating between 'Now' and 'Then' chapters, we follow Alan's journey of discovery...to the inevitable showdown.