- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Pegasus Books (Mar 24 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1605980374
- ISBN-13: 978-1605980379
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #861,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jack Liffey, the private investigator in John Shannon's mysteries, works the roughest territory in the genre the subculture of the southern California teenager. Unaware that his own impetuous teenage daughter is endangering herself by trying to help him, Liffey patiently excavates the area's social strata, uncovering layers of antagonism among the privileged rich, surfer gangs, and a racist militia group prowling the hills. --Marilyn Stasio
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In the latest Jack Liffey novel, L.A.'s most famous child-finder finds himself enmeshed in a race-fueled crime wave on Palos Verdes. Barely recovered after nearly loosing his daughter to religious fanatics in Bakersfield, Jack is hired to find another girl, Blue, the missing teenage daughter of his ex-wife's best friend. The investigation leads him to discover an intense turf war on L.A.'s posh Palos Verdes peninsula. The feud will turn violent, drawing in arsonists, angry bikers, racist border vigilantes, and Jack's daughter Maeve, who once again puts herself at risk to help her father.
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Best Liffey Yet, Jun 5 2009
By Richard Cohen "Richard Cohen" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Palos Verdes Blue (Hardcover)
This is definitely the best Jack Liffey yet.Shannon displays his unique ability to capture in words how it looks and feels to be in Los Angeles, this time particularly in a rain storm.
And, as always, Shannon uses Liffey and the other characters to shed light on the chasms between classes, ethnicities and communities.
But this is neither a meteorological nor a sociological tome. It's a page-turning detective story well told and filled with humor, snappy repartee and musings, and spinning together all the narrative threads into a cinematic finish.
As much as I wanted to speed up and see how the book came out, I forced myself to slow down to make it last.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Out of the blue..., Jun 15 2009
By Marcus A. Lewis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Palos Verdes Blue (Hardcover)
I woke up early this morning to finish reading this book. I had about twenty pages left that just wouldn't wait. So I want to write this review while my comments are fresh on my mind...John Shannon is one of Southern California's local writers. Although our paths have crossed a number of times in the past at places like The Festival of Books and BOOK'em Mysteries, this is the first time I've read one of his novels. I really enjoyed it! He manages to capture the feel of what it's like to live in the southland. You can tell that he really knows the Palos Verdes and San Pedro areas especially well.
The title is a bit misleading, but you'll have to discover that for yourself. There are a number of seemingly minor characters that are major players as the plot unfolds. And several side stories that deal with contemporary issues: emerging sexuality and illegal immigration to name a few. There are some editing errors that created momentary speed bumps while I was reading, but they in no way diminish the author's work.
There are ten previous Jack Liffey novels that I hope to get to. If you like the regional mystery genre, you will really enjoy "Palos Verdes Blue." And Mr. Shannon, the next time I see you I will stop and be friendly.
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Crime Fiction with a Heart, Jun 2 2009
By Rosemary Boyd - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Palos Verdes Blue (Hardcover)
Palos Verdes Blue is an LA crime novel written in clean, crisp prose by the underappreciated John Shannon. If you're new to this writer, think Raymond Chandler meets TC Boyle: noir crime fiction with a heart and meaningful content -- and touches of LA whimsy for leavening. Shannon cares about his characters and you do too. In this novel, a young girl called "Blue" because of her efforts to save the Palos Verdes Blue butterfly has disappeared and her mother hires detective Jack Liffey to find her.In all Shannon's crime fiction, his detective, Jack Liffey, specializes in finding lost youngsters. Along the way, he interacts with other troubled souls that populate the LA/Southern California landscape --including his own well-meaning daughter Maeve. When you have that feeling of loss in the pit of your stomach after finishing this book as I did, you can go back and read Shannon's previous novels featuring Jack Liffey!
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