Sardonic, shrewd, almost joyously brutal, Jimbo Slade is a suspect in a number of Seattle rape-murders. But the police are unable to make a case against him. In this tense, powerful novel, Slade turns his attention to teenage Kathy, the shy, stunning daughter of family man Jack Baird. Slade begins following Kathy home from work, taunting her with obscene come-ons and threats of barbaric sexual violence. Strongly protective of his daughter, Baird seeks help from the police, and for his trouble gets only a restraining order - which Slade totally ignores. With nowhere else to turn, Baird takes matters into his own hands, at first just trailing Slade around town, then slowly worming his way into the man's confidence. As Baird slowly wins Slade's uneasy trust, he finds himself sharing Slade's lifestyle, staying out all night, cruising the city's sewers, and lying to both Kathy and his increasingly estranged wife, as well as to the tough, sexy lady cop who has become his lover. He knows he can trust no one now - not with what he has planned for Slade....

A Man's Game

Literature & Fiction

THORNBURG, Newton

United States

Forge

Newton Thornburg, author of Cutter and Bone, delivers his most wicked thriller yet with Eve's Men, in which a classic bad seed and his good-guy brother fall in love with the same woman. Wild man Brian demolishes a movie set as revenge against the studio he feels is defaming him. As Brian rampages from Colorado to Seattle with Eve in tow, Charley follows, incredulous to Brian's increasingly violent behavior. To Brian, his actions are simple justice; to Eve and Charley--and the reader--his crusade is a harrowing ride through mayhem and madness. Still, Eve and Charley do manage to find something in the ruins--each other. Eve's Men is a fascinating ride with a wild man and those who love him.

Eve's Men

Forge Books

Informed by the police that Chris, his son has committed suicide, David Hook, an Illinois farmer, knows that this cannot be true. He knows that something else must have happened in California to cause the death of Chris, who loved life too much to take his own. He also knows that he must go West to find out what did happen. In California he discovers corruption, immorality and pain that shocks him to the very core of his being but he also discovers exhilaration and pleasure that changes him forever. First published in 1973, To Die in California sold over 300,000 copies in its previous Avon edition.
Born in 1929, Newton Thornburg is the author of ten novels including Cutter and Bone, made into the film Cutter's Way starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard. He now lives in Washington State.
Also available by Newton Thornburg Cutter and Bone TP $14.00. 1-85242-676-4 CUSA

To Die In California

Little,Brown

A thriller, and a whacking good thriller, tooâshows how much can be done by a writer who knows his businessâthe best novel of its kind in ten years!âNew York Times First published in 1976, Cutter and Bone is the story of the obsession of Cutter, a scarred and crippled Vietnam veteran and his attempt to convince his buddy, Bone, that the latter witnessed a murder committed by the conglomerate tycoon, JJ Wolfe. Captivated by Cutter’s demented logic, Bone is prepared to cross the country with Cutter in search of proof of the murder. Their quest takes them into the Ozarksâhome base of the Wolfe empireâwhere Bone discovers that Cutter is not pursuing a murderer so much as the great enemy itself, them, the very demons that have dogged his life. A prolific writer, Newton Thornburg lives in upstate New York. His novels include A Man’s Game, To Die in California, Dreamland, The Lion at the Door, and Eve’s Men.

Cutter and Bone

Little,Brown & Co

Beautiful Kate

Knockover

Gold Medal # D1933

Dreamland

Edge wear, readers craeses, dust soiling to rear cover, a tight clean copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback.

Morrow/Avon

BERKLEY

A thriller, and a whacking good thriller, too—shows how much can be done by a writer who knows his business—the best novel of its kind in ten years!—New York TimesFirst published in 1976, Cutter and Bone is the story of the obsession of Cutter, a scarred and crippled Vietnam veteran and his attempt to convince his buddy, Bone, that the latter witnessed a murder committed by the conglomerate tycoon, JJ Wolfe. Captivated by Cutter’s demented logic, Bone is prepared to cross the country with Cutter in search of proof of the murder. Their quest takes them into the Ozarks—home base of the Wolfe empire—where Bone discovers that Cutter is not pursuing a murderer so much as the great enemy itself, them, the very demons that have dogged his life.A prolific writer, Newton Thornburg lives in upstate New York. His novels include A Man’s Game, To Die in California, Dreamland, The Lion at the Door, and Eve’s Men.

Cutter and Bone: A novel

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A Man's Game

Eve's Men

To Die In California

Cutter and Bone

Beautiful Kate

Knockover

Dreamland

Beautiful Kate

Cutter and Bone: A novel

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