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This workmanlike suspense thriller by the author of Laguna Heat takes its name from the populous Vietnamese community in California's Orange County, an intriguing although largely unexplored backdrop for the action. Chuck Frye, a surf bum who has recently failed at journalism, business and marriage, lives in the shadow of his war-hero brother Bennett, and their father, a wealthy real-estate tycoon. Bennett's Vietnamese wife is a singer whose protest music has made her a heroine among anticommunists and Asian expatriates. When she is kidnapped during a performance, Chuck joins the search for her, hoping to end his estrangement from the Frye clan. But the more he learns about the crime's motivepolitics, gang warfare or revenge are all possibilitiesthe more intently his family tries to shut him out of the investigation. Meanwhile, the body count continues to mount. Parker's methodical story moves briskly but permits few surprises, and his novel could do without a silly subplot about Chuck's personal redemption, which apparently lies not only in finding his sister-in-law but also in regaining the courage to ride a big wave after a surfing accident. 125,000 first printing; $125,000 ad/promo.
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"Thickly plotted...a tense thriller that builds to an astonishing payoff!"-Playboy
"Exotic...surprises turn up every five minutes."-New York Daily News
"Thoroughly satisfying...tension that builds wave on wave to a crashing climax!"
-Cincinnati Post
"Memorable...further proof that [Parker's] no flash in the pan, but a glowing fixture in the thriller firmament."-Kirkus Reviews
"Pulse-quickening and thought-provoking...with his second novel, T. Jefferson Parker confirms the talent demonstrated in his first."-San Diego Union
"His plotting and pacing are now essentially faultless."-Miami Herald
"A lesson in the seamless splicing of suspense and terror."-Booklist
"[Parker] is a potent and irresistible writer."--Los Angeles Times
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This workmanlike suspense thriller by the author of Laguna Heat takes its name from the populous Vietnamese community in California's Orange County, an intriguing although largely unexplored backdrop for the action. Chuck Frye, a surf bum who has recently failed at journalism, business and marriage, lives in the shadow of his war-hero brother Bennett, and their father, a wealthy real-estate tycoon. Bennett's Vietnamese wife is a singer whose protest music has made her a heroine among anticommunists and Asian expatriates. When she is kidnapped during a performance, Chuck joins the search for her, hoping to end his estrangement from the Frye clan. But the more he learns about the crime's motivepolitics, gang warfare or revenge are all possibilitiesthe more intently his family tries to shut him out of the investigation. Meanwhile, the body count continues to mount. Parker's methodical story moves briskly but permits few surprises, and his novel could do without a silly subplot about Chuck's personal redemption, which apparently lies not only in finding his sister-in-law but also in regaining the courage to ride a big wave after a surfing accident. 125,000 first printing; $125,000 ad/promo.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"Thickly plotted...a tense thriller that builds to an astonishing payoff!"-Playboy
"Exotic...surprises turn up every five minutes."-New York Daily News
"Thoroughly satisfying...tension that builds wave on wave to a crashing climax!"
-Cincinnati Post
"Memorable...further proof that [Parker's] no flash in the pan, but a glowing fixture in the thriller firmament."-Kirkus Reviews
"Pulse-quickening and thought-provoking...with his second novel, T. Jefferson Parker confirms the talent demonstrated in his first."-San Diego Union
"His plotting and pacing are now essentially faultless."-Miami Herald
"A lesson in the seamless splicing of suspense and terror."-Booklist
"[Parker] is a potent and irresistible writer."--Los Angeles Times
-- Review
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CHUCK FRYE, FORMER SECOND-BEST SURFER of Laguna Beach, gazed through his windshield and saw no six-foot waves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Little Saigon, Eddie Vo, Lucia Parsons, Dark Men, Dream Reader, Viet Cong, Colonel Thach, Saigon Plaza, Asian Wind, Coast Highway, Elite Management, General Dien, Huong Lam, Burke Parsons, Tuy Xuan, Frye Island, Rollie Dean Mack, Chuck Frye, Donnell Crawley, Secret Army, Frye Ranch, Laguna Paradiso, Bennett Frye, Ground Zero, Orange County New!
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CHUCK FRYE, FORMER SECOND-BEST SURFER of Laguna Beach, gazed through his windshield and saw no six-foot waves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wave necklace, blue apartments, red tennis shoes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little Saigon, Eddie Vo, Lucia Parsons, Dark Men, Dream Reader, Viet Cong, Colonel Thach, Saigon Plaza, Asian Wind, Coast Highway, Elite Management, General Dien, Huong Lam, Burke Parsons, Tuy Xuan, Frye Island, Rollie Dean Mack, Chuck Frye, Donnell Crawley, Secret Army, Frye Ranch, Laguna Paradiso, Bennett Frye, Ground Zero, Orange County New!
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