# California Bear - Hardcover

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by **Duane Swierczynski** (Author)

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This "fresh, exciting, and brilliantly unpredictable" thriller (James Patterson) from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly) follows four unlikely vigilantes who pit themselves against the villain behind California's coldest case when they decide to take justice into their own hands. NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE

"KILLER" Jack Queen has been exonerated and freed from prison thanks to retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower. But when guilt gnaws at Jack, he admits: "I actually did it." To which Hightower responds: "Yeah, no kidding." You see, the ex-cop has a special job in mind for the ex-con...

THE GIRL DETECTIVE: Fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty has been handed a potential death sentence in the form of a leukemia diagnosis. But that's not going to stop her from tackling the most important mystery of her life: Is her father guilty of murder?

GENE JEANIE: Jeanie Hightower mends family trees for a living, but the genealogist is unable to repair her own marriage. And her soon-to-be ex may have entangled her in a scheme that has drawn the bloody wrath of...

THE BEAR: A prolific serial killer who disappeared forty years ago, who is only now emerging from hibernation when the conditions are just right. And this time, the California Bear is not content to hunt in the shadows...

From two-time Edgar nominee Duane Swierczynski, _California Bear_ is clever, moving, and surprising as it takes aim at the true crime industry, Hollywood, justice, and the killers inside us all.

### Author Biography

**Duane Swierczynski** is the two-time Edgar-nominated author of ten novels including _Revolver_, _Canary_, as well as the graphic novel _Breakneck_, many of which are in development for film/TV. Most recently, Duane co-authored _Lion & Lamb_ with James Patterson, and co-scripted James Patterson's _The Guilty_, an Audible Original starring John Lithgow and Bryce Dallas Howard. He lives in Southern California with his family.

**Number of Pages:** 368

**Dimensions:** 1.4 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN

**Publication Date:** January 09, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 36.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Amateur Sleuth, Books, Crime, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

## Variants

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