Title: California Girl
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: Feb 9, 2013
When was the book published: 2004
Main Characters: The Becker brothers. David becomes a priest, Andy a reporter, Nick a homicide detective, and Clay dies in Vietnam. Janelle Vonn is the beautiful daughter of their white trash neighbors, and she winds up dead and beheaded in an abandoned orange grove in SoCal.
What happens? Timothy Leary and Charles Manson make token appearances in this fabulous tale of Southern California in the 1960's. The Becker boys and the Vonn boys have a brawl, and the Vonns disintegrate in alcoholism and abuse. Janelle revels in the party lifestyle with a rockstar boyfriend and older men worshiping here. Andy and Nick crack the case, and then revisit it 30 years later.
How long was this? 370 pages
Did I like this? Parker is the best, great story.
Overall grade: A-
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