| Atticus: Novel, a Contributor(s): Hansen, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060927860 ISBN-13: 9780060927868 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: A highly acclaimed national bestseller, this suspenseful murder mystery centers on a father's love for his son and "irrefutably confirms (Hansen's) awesome's gifts" ("Miami Herald"). In sensual and masterful prose, Hansen once again illuminates the often obscure chambers of the human heart. 256. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Christian - Contemporary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95038450 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.43 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Colorado rancher Atticus Cody receives word that his wayward younger son, Scott, has committed suicide in Resurrection, Mexico. When Atticus travels south to recover Scott's body, he is puzzled by what he finds there and begins to suspect murder. Illuminating those often obscure chambers of the human heart, Atticus is the story of a father's steadfast and almost unfathomable love for his son, a mystery that Ron Hansen's fiction explores with a passion and intensity no reader will be able to resist. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hansen, Ron: - Ron Hansen is the bestselling author of the novel Atticus (a finalist for the National Book Award), Hitler's Niece, Mariette in Ecstasy, Desperadoes, and Isn't It Romantic?, as well as a collection of short stories, a collection of essays, and a book for children. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Ron Hansen lives in northern California, where he teaches at Santa Clara University. |