T. Jefferson Parker is the author of numerous novels and short stories, the winner of three Edgar Awards, and the recipient of a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for mysteries. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he was an award-winning reporter. He lives in Fallbrook, California.
"Parker glides from novel to novel, usually taking us in unexpected
new directions. If you're interested in the best of today's crime
fiction, he's someone you should read." -The Washington Post
"Parker displays his knack for creating captivating characters and
his unabashed passion for California lore. Only two other
authors-Dick Francis and James Lee Burke-have won the Edgar for
best novel twice. Don't be surprised if Parker is on his way to a
third." -Booklist (starred review)
"Parker could well be the best crime writer working out of Southern
California." -Chicago Tribune
"As always with a Parker novel, the characters are superbly drawn,
the California landscape is evocatively portrayed and the
exceptional prose swings from lyrical to hard-boiled." -Associated
Press
"No writer can match Parker when it comes to character and mood,
and in The Renegades he has fashioned a masterpiece of postmodern
noir. Here is a brilliant craftsman and storyteller at the height
of his powers." -Providence Journal
"If there's a better mystery writer around...well, there isn't."
-San Diego Union Tribune
"Parker's characters are compelling and well drawn, and his plot
propels them through busy sequences filled with surprising turns."
-Wall Street Journal
"LA Outlaws introduces one of the most enticing heroines in recent
American crime fiction. . . . All of Parker's skills are on display
here: vivid writing, strong characters, clockwork plotting,
agonizing suspense and, finally, an ending that manages to be just
right. LA Outlaws is popular entertainment at its most delicious."
-Washington Post Book World
"The devil is very much present in this troubled landscape, and
he's the ultimate shape-shifter, as Parker has so adeptly proven
with his Charlie Hood titles. Parker's dark and gritty series takes
readers beyond the drug war headlines, personalizing the toll it's
taken on our souls. Series fans will devour this sequel to Iron
River." -Library Journal
"In the fourth of his ambitious Border series (Iron River, 2010,
etc.), Parker pits veteran agent Charlie Hood against errant good
guys, vicious bad guys and maybe something in the paranormal guise.
An excess of subplots softens the middle a bit, but this is a rich
book, packed with action, violence, love, lust, flashes of wit,
moments of poignancy and the occasional sharp geopolitical insight.
Despite 17 novels ranging from first-rate to extraordinary, Parker
has somehow managed not to become a household name, which means
enough of you aren't trying." -Kirkus
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