Summer of Fear

"And her face! Amber's lovely, ageless, beguiling face - somehow lifted back now, flaplike, hinged on only one side, turned almost down, as if contemplating her own hair afloat in that pond of blood." Summer of Fear (1993) is the eleventh novel by T. Jefferson Parker that I am reviewing here on Goodr......more

I missed this when it came out in 1993, at a time when the serial killer novel was fresh and satisfying to a good boy like me -- as well as a great lesson in manners. And as a product of its time all the basic elements are here, probably more than needed. In fact, it is an overstuffed work, and one......more

This was different from Parker's other novels that I've read. Although it is a mystery it is much more metaphysical than the usual in the genre. Characters are complex. The plot is well defined and has many twists and turns. It is not a quick read, but the reader will stay up late trying to learn wh......more

Audio book review. I have read several of the other books. They have been great. I like them because I live in the same area and it makes them more real. This book's plot was a mishmash of things where the reader had to suspend reality to the max. The main reason for the low stars is the reader was......more

This is my second T. Jefferson Parker. Although I did not enjoy it as much as my first, it won't be my last. Crime writer, Russ Monroe is drawn into the case of a vicious serial killer in a hot California summer while his own wife battles her own war with brain cancer.......more