Storm Runners (AUTHOR SIGNED) [Import] [Hardcover]

T. Jefferson Parker (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: NY: Morrow,; Library Ed edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007202598
• ISBN-13: 978-0007202591
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

More About the Author

T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of numerous 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.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars run from storm runners, March 28, 2007

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Christine L. Gilman "nonstopreader" (spokane, wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storm Runners: A Novel (Hardcover)

t. jefferson parker is a wonderful writer but doesn't perform in this thriller. the plot line is ridiculous, and the characters are so undeveloped you really don't care much about what happens to them. i never figured out what made hallie so wonderful, and even love interest frankie didn't get under my skin. the hero, stromsoe, is an interesting character and would have been better served with a storyline that made more sense than "rain makers". Cedros was well drawn and i think combined with stromsoe and a better plot could have been a killer of a book. this one is just boring.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid (as always, from Parker), March 7, 2007

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Richard B. Schwartz (Columbia, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storm Runners: A Novel (Hardcover)

Parker's new novel is up to his usual high standards. The premise is a bit strange, with the rainmaking subplot, and one can imagine a producer's mouth dropping open during a pitch, but the seemingly farfetched concept works because of the narrative skills of the author and his knowledge of the subject. And there really was a Charlie Hatfield, of course, so there are nonfiction/novel elements at work here. The characters are very well drawn. The Cain/Abel antagonists are not quite epic in their dimensions, but they are interesting and engaging and the conflicts between them are effectively realized. These larger patterns do take their inspiration from the epic origins of the novel as a literary form and give the narrative a level of gravitas that is not always encountered in genre fiction. The result is a wonderful read that moves briskly but also conveys a sense of weight and seriousness. This is no mean feat given the fact that the subplot subject--rainmaking--is usually the object of skepticism if not explicit scorn.

I would actually give the novel four and a half stars. I like a little more blood and gore in my endings and while the ending here is just and satisfying it was not quite up to my expectations (which, for Parker, are always high).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Finish It, April 20, 2007

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Thriller Lover (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storm Runners: A Novel (Hardcover)

I normally love T. Jefferson Parker's books, but not this one. STORM RUNNERS struck me as a novel written in a hurry. It's mostly dialogue, which is not Parker's strong point. An unrealistic, clunky plot and underdeveloped characters made this book a major disappointment. Parker can do much better than this.

My advice is to read some of Parker's more recent books, like THE FALLEN (superb), and SILENT JOE and CALIFORNIA GIRL (both winners of the Edgar award for best crime novel).