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By Steven M. ThomasPublished: March 01, 2010
T. Jefferson Parker may have moved south to San Diego County, but O.C. settings are still central in his crime novels. In “Iron River,” a blend of character studies and eye-popping action, a gun factory near the intersection of Jamboree and the 405 is key. In that factory, a love-smitten, second-generation gun maker is illegally cranking out a revolutionary new automatic weapon, part of the “iron river” of guns flowing south to the killing fields of Mexico’s drug wars.
In this third Deputy Charlie Hood thriller – after “L.A. Outlaws” and “The Renegades” – Parker’s Los Angeles lawman is on loan to an ATF unit trying to slow the stream of destruction. From the lyrical opening chapter to ferocious shootouts south of the border, from the rock-solid Hood to an eerie character who seems to read minds and have firsthand knowledge of historical events, the elements of Parker’s story rivet the reader’s attention. Parker continues to set the standard for his genre with this timely and terrifying story.
‘Iron River’
By T. Jefferson Parker
Dutton, 2010, $26.95
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In this third Deputy Charlie Hood thriller – after “L.A. Outlaws” and “The Renegades” – Parker’s Los Angeles lawman is on loan to an ATF unit trying to slow the stream of destruction. From the lyrical opening chapter to ferocious shootouts south of the border, from the rock-solid Hood to an eerie character who seems to read minds and have firsthand knowledge of historical events, the elements of Parker’s story rivet the reader’s attention. Parker continues to set the standard for his genre with this timely and terrifying story. ‘Iron River’ By T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, 2010, $26.95 NEXT PAGE >>> |
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