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Burn (Hardcover)

by Sean Doolittle (Author) "THE MORGUE felt nice..." (more)
Key Phrases: Heather Lomax, Gregor Tavlin, David Lomax (more...)
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It's the middle of a sweltering late-summer heat wave in Los Angeles. In the nearby mountains, a seasonal wildfire burns out of control. If not for this fire, authorities might never have discovered wreckage of an Alfa Romeo convertible--or the body of the car's driver--in the dense underbrush at the bottom of Topanga Canyon. But when firefighters happen across the crash site while battling the nearby blaze, it's only a matter of time and basic forensics before the apparent accident is upgraded to homicide. Gregor Tavlin, a southern California celebrity fitness guru, has been murdered. As far as anyone knows Tavlin had no enemies. And the closest thing to a suspect in the case has disappeared.

Such is the spark that touches off Burn.

The fire requires only fuel.

And everybody has their flash point.

About the Author
Sean Doolittle's first novel, Dirt, a June 2001 UglyTown release, was a regional bestseller (Lee Booksellers), a BookSense Book of the Day, and was named one of the 100 Best Books of 2001 by the editors of Amazon.com. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications, including The Year's Best Mystery Stories 2002 (James Ellroy, guest editor). He lives in Omaha, Nebraska, with his wife and daughter.

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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Ugly Town; 1st edition (November 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972441220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972441223
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Doolittle is an author to watch!, November 29, 2003
By woodstock_ap "woodstock_ap" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Burn (Hardcover)
This is Doolittle's second novel, after the enjoyable "Dirt."

The action is set in southern California, with the Santa Ana winds providing fans for the flames of sporadic wild fires. A very satisfying mystery - a body discovered in the brush in the path of the flames, ostensibly a traffic accident, is identified as a murder victim. His tissues, blood, and brain matter are found in the trunk of his car, making it impossible for him to have driven off the cliff.

Acting on a tip, police visit a beach house where Andrew Kindler is staying. From here, Doolittle begins a wonderful study of the consequences of the choices we all make in life. For reasons he has difficulty articulating, Kindler has left his life in the Eastern US, and is pondering the options open to him now. A parade of uninvited persons begins to show up at his beach house, drawing him unwillingly into the mystery of the dead man near the damaged car.

Doolittle holds a wicked mirror up to some California stereotypes, creates a very appealing group of other characters - a hard working police detective, the owner of a chain of exercise studios, a lovely young woman yearning for news of her twin brother, and assorted cousins, evidence technicians, and security guards.

Don't miss this one! Doolittle is an author to watch!

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Burn Baby Burn, October 28, 2003
This was a superb book. The second from this new author (the first was DIRT, and was also great).

It opens with the discovery of the body of a fitness guru and leads to the back door of protaganist Andrew Kindler. Kindler is on the run from his past and hiding out in his cousin's beach house. Trouble comes knocking and seems to follow him everywhere.

This book captures the feeling of Southern California and is so similar to Ross MacDonald it's scary. A terrific read and a page turner to the end.

Jon Jordan

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Doolittle's on a hot streak, December 19, 2003
By M. Perry "mr_badmood" (Fairmont, West Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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Fans of offbeat, fast-paced crime fiction will devour BURN, the latest from the author of DIRT. Doolittle's coming into his own as a novelist, and here he shows why: a body discovered in the aftermath of an LA forest fire sets off a chain of events involving private eyes, thugs, arsonists, and celebrity workout trainers. Doolittle juggles a large cast here, but keeps everything focused tightly, and the plot rips right along.

One of the most impressive things about BURN is how Doolittle perfectly captures the narcissism and weirdness of LA without resorting to the standard expected Hollywood-bashing we've seen elsewhere (such as Elmore Leonard's GET SHORTY). Doolittle stakes out his own territory here, and wise readers can trust him as they careen toward a funny and dark destination.

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