The Dogs of Winter Contributor(s): Nunn, Kem (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671793349 ISBN-13: 9780671793340 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: Jack Fletcher is hired to take pictures of a dangerous, premier mysto surf spot off the Pacific Northwest. But disaster soon strikes when an Indian boy drowns--and the men from his reservation seek vengeance. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Noir - Fiction | Urban |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.56" W x 8.45" (1.03 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
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Publisher Description: Heart Attacks is California's last secret spot--the premier mysto surf haunt, the stuff of rumor and legend. The rumors say you must cross Indian land to get there. They tell of hostile locals and shark-infested waters where waves in excess of thirty feet break a mile from shore. For down-and-out photographer Jack Fletcher, the chance to shoot these waves in the company of surfing legend Drew Harmon offers the promise of new beginnings. But Drew is not alone in the northern reaches of the state. His young wife, Kendra, lives there with him. Obsessed with the unsolved murder of a local girl, Kendra has embarked upon a quest of her own, a search for truth--however dark that truth may prove to be. The Dogs of Winter is a portrait of two men and an appealing yet troubled young woman set against an unforgettable background of stark and violent beauty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nunn, Kem: - Kem Nunn is a third-generation Californian whose previous novels include The Dogs of Winter, Pomona Queen, Unassigned Territory, and Tapping the Source, which was made in to the film Point Break. Tijuana Straits won the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He lives in Southern California, where he also writes screenplays for television and film. |