The hero of the story, Jack Wade, is a former cop who has been kicked out of a sheriff's department for an admittedly "cooked" investigation and interrogation of a suspect in an arson fire that has resulted in the death of an innocent security guard. "California Fire and Life" is a triumph on both accounts.
California is under a state of Emergency and all CAL FIRE resources are fully committed to battling these fires. Jack could turn away from the case, but he won't because some old scores need to be settled. The whole story reads like a house afire—a real barn-burner. What a ride! This book is fast paced, but not at the expense of character development. I loved learning about fire, and California real estate, and the Russian Mafia.
I love how Don Winslow writes - a kind of cool swagger (Jack, the protagonist, is a surfer, after all) but still on the side of the good guys. seines Fachs: Er findet Menschen, die vermisst werden. He does have a masterpiece, The Power Of The Dog, so anything else , I guess, will be compared to that exceptional novel. Ace insurance investigator battles Russian Mafia murder, arson and fraud in Southern California. The pages turn quickly, I'm laughing, I'm shocked, I'm sad, I'm going through all kinds of emotion. California fire and life. The only problem is that he thinks the arsonist is the victim's husband, a Russian mobster.Jack Wade is a former police arson investigator turned insurance arson investigator. Der Spiegel-Bestseller Das Kartell, die Fortsetzung des internationalen Bestsellers Tage der Toten des Thriller-Autors Don ... Society fund-raiser Pamela Vale has been burned to death in a home fire that Jack’s old nemesis, fire investigator Brian Bentley, has pronounced accidental. "California Fire and Life" is a triumph on both accounts. The lovingly painted picture of the southern California gold coast - Laguna Beach - is nostalgic in its transformation into tourism. But when California Fire and Life finally confronts Nicky, Jack suddenly realizes he’s been caught in as sweet a scam as he’s ever seen, with no way to avoid going down in flames (oops). Early work that emphasises the attempt to ape Ellroy's casual narrative style, relies heavily on info dumps that you're either on board with or not, like hey great the inner workings of insurance companies, dig?Early work that emphasises the attempt to ape Ellroy's casual narrative style, relies heavily on info dumps that you're either on board with or not, like hey great the inner workings of insurance companies, dig?This is my 3rd Don Winslow book and I've loved every one of them ----- Savages, The Death and Life of Bobby Z, and now California Fire and Life. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This is what Don Winslow accomplishes with This is one of Winslow's earlier books, and while it is not as good as The Power of the Dog, The Winter of Frankie Machine, Dawn Patrol and some of his other later work, it's still a very good read with well-drawn characters and a great climax. Description: The Lake Fire started in the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes. CFaL is better than most anything else you could read. Das neue, große Kriminal-Epos des amerikanischen Bestseller-Autors Don Winslow. Jack Wade was the rising star of the Orange County Sheriffs Department’s arson unit, but a minor scandal cost him everything, except his encyclopedic knowledge of fire.
His PR team was genius and effective with fear tactics and classic lines delivered like a dramatic film script like the mushroom cloud in New York City. Der Kult-Roman des internationalen Bestseller-Autors Don Winslow: Jeder weiß, dass Frank Macchiano, 62, ein gesetzestreuer Start by marking “California Fire and Life” as Want to Read: (First printing of 60,000) Then just as I was enjoying the story it goes all off on a KGB angle on me. 2 George Scollins doesn't wake up, either. Daily Wildfire Report When I say this book goes truly in-depth into the subject of fires, I’m not kidding. that is until he decides to fight fire with fire.all web content © Samburu/The Story Factory, 2020. all rights reserved. Then just as I was enjoying the story it goes all off on a KGB angle on me. Bürger ist, mit seinem Angelladen und seinem Surfbrett praktisch nicht wegzudenken vom Strand von San Diego. Generations of readers have delighted in the work of the great American humorist Don Marquis.
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