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To Die in California
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"A commanding writer of unusual delicacy and power." —THE NEW YORKER
The police call on David Hook at his farm in Illinois, telling him his son Chris has committed suicide. David doesn't believe them, he can't. He knows something else must have happened in California to cause Chris's death. Diving into the life of his son, David discovers corruption, immorality, and evil that shocks him to his very core, but it also awakens something lurking within, something he enjoys, something that poses an even bigger threat to those who hurt his son.
The police call on David Hook at his farm in Illinois, telling him his son Chris has committed suicide. David doesn't believe them, he can't. He knows something else must have happened in California to cause Chris's death. Diving into the life of his son, David discovers corruption, immorality, and evil that shocks him to his very core, but it also awakens something lurking within, something he enjoys, something that poses an even bigger threat to those who hurt his son.
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Reviews for To Die in California
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In a nutshell, this book is literary noir. It is certainly dark in tone and rich in description. The pages are dense with words and the book itself deals with barely a fortnight in the life of a father dealing with the apparent suicide of his son. The way he deals with it is to refute the official version of is death, and to go out to California to find out whodunit. He appeals to the police, who tell him to await proper procedure (yeah right, as if a capable, practical man like this could do that!), he snoops around bars and neighbours and goes to the crime scene to see and to question. But mainly he just really wants to clear the name of his son, who he believes would not have died in the way described in the papers. It is fast moving in spite of the lengthy descriptions, but benefits from fast reading in order not to get bogged down. Although some actions taken are fairly unbelievable, there are some incredibly insightful passages dealing with the human condition, life and death, and just life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In a nutshell, this book is literary noir. It is certainly dark in tone and rich in description. The pages are dense with words and the book itself deals with barely a fortnight in the life of a father dealing with the apparent suicide of his son. The way he deals with it is to refute the official version of is death, and to go out to California to find out whodunit. He appeals to the police, who tell him to await proper procedure (yeah right, as if a capable, practical man like this could do that!), he snoops around bars and neighbours and goes to the crime scene to see and to question. But mainly he just really wants to clear the name of his son, who he believes would not have died in the way described in the papers. It is fast moving in spite of the lengthy descriptions, but benefits from fast reading in order not to get bogged down. Although some actions taken are fairly unbelievable, there are some incredibly insightful passages dealing with the human condition, life and death, and just life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5David Hook hears of his son's death and is unable to accept the reported verdict of suicide. So he leaves the rest of his family behind on his farm in Banner Hill and heads off to Santa Barbara to see if he can uncover exactly what did happen. Finding discrepancies in the statements of the two women present at the time of death David keeps prodding and pushing trying to get to the truth of the matter. Into the picture comes local politician Jack Douglas and his associates. Are they in some way linked to the death and why is everyone so intent on covering everything upCan David Hook uncover the truth and will he like it if he does? Are there greater consequences at stake and how will this investigation cause more than just a few ripples for those involved?A decent mystery/thriller that does feel a little dated though I did want to know the outcome.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Probably deserves more than four stars, less than five.
Starts slow, it was written in 1973 and reflects the style of the time, it becomes very good and finishes very realistically.
Well worth reading. Thornburg writing is very good and he doesn't flinch from a real finish or try to force the characters into a finish that isn't them.
Not uplifting or for depressives.