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Twentynine Palms : a novel / Daniel Pyne.

Pyne, Daniel. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781582435732 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1582435731 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 229 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint : c2010.

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Cracking in the desert heat, the sleepy town of Twentynine Palms sits outside the bright, blank sprawl of Los Angeles. For Jack Baylor, a struggling actor who needs a quick exit from the City of Angels after a steamy affair with his best friend's wife, Twentynine Palms is the perfect refuge. Before Jack has a chance to settle in, a family disappears from the motel, leaving behind the signs of a gruesome struggle. In the eyes of the Twentynine Palms police, Jack is the only logical suspect. Now he has to clear his name and escape his angry best friend.

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Subject: Noir fiction.
California, Southern > Fiction.

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Summary: Cracking in the desert heat, the sleepy town of Twentynine Palms sits outside the bright, blank sprawl of Los Angeles. For Jack Baylor, a struggling actor who needs a quick exit from the City of Angels after a steamy affair with his best friend's wife, Twentynine Palms is the perfect refuge. Before Jack has a chance to settle in, a family disappears from the motel, leaving behind the signs of a gruesome struggle. In the eyes of the Twentynine Palms police, Jack is the only logical suspect. Now he has to clear his name and escape his angry best friend.
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