{"product_id":"the-last-king-of-california-jordan-harper-9781471159015","title":"The Last King of California by Jordan Harper (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eSometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find. \u003c\/b\u003eA searing thriller about family, redemption and revenge, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Lesson in Violence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written'\u003c\/b\u003e S. A. Cosby \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Burns bright and fast'\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Swanson\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Darkly irresistible'\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Abbott\u003cbr\u003e ________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAfter failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he'd once felt he belonged.\u003c\/b\u003e But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but which his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reunited with his childhood friend Callie and tagging along on jobs with her and her boyfriend Pretty Baby, Luke soon discovers that he might have a place back home after all. When another gang try to encroach on their turf, The Combine and Luke must go to war to save all that they know. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But in trying to be someone you're not, can you ever find out who you really are? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFamily is everything and blood is love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's cannot get enough of The Last King of California . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***** '\u003c\/b\u003eGood lord, \u003cb\u003ethis book was everything i wanted and needed.'\u003cbr\u003e ***** '\u003c\/b\u003eThis is the \u003cb\u003efirst\u003c\/b\u003e of author Jordan Harper's books I have read and \u003cb\u003eit won't be the last!'\u003cbr\u003e ***** '\u003c\/b\u003eMy likely pick for \u003cb\u003ebook of the year. Ferocious writing\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003estorytelling\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e***** '\u003c\/b\u003eA \u003cb\u003enoir tour-de-force.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e***** '\u003c\/b\u003eSuch a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant writer\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003egreat story\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e ________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for Jordan Harper . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'When I say \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of California\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003esubverts the stereotypical American Outlaw Mythos, it's the highest praise I can give it\u003c\/b\u003e. No one is thinking deeper about what crime fiction is than Jordan Harper' S. A. Cosby\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eUrgent\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e' Lauren Beukes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003egritty\u003c\/b\u003e' Amy Engel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Truly astounding'\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Wasserman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Easily one of the best things I'll read this year.\u003c\/b\u003e Visceral and violent. An exploration o family and loyalty. Reads like poetry. \u003cb\u003eBravo!'\u003c\/b\u003e Chris McDonald\u003cbr\u003e '[A] gripping and emotional journey . . . Authors paint pictures with words, and like the Mona Lisa or Van Gogh's Sunflowers, some of their books are instant masterpieces sure to inspire readers and elicit envy from fellow wordsmiths.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last King of California\u003c\/i\u003e is simply that good.\u003c\/b\u003e Jordan Harper \u003cb\u003ewields words like weapons\u003c\/b\u003e .. . It is like poetry on the page' \u003ci\u003eBoloBooks\u003c\/i\u003e Top Read of 2022\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Blistering, brutal, with a big beating (black) heart,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last King of California\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Harper as one of the finest writers of noir today, with what's \u003cb\u003eeasily a best-of-the-year book'\u003c\/b\u003e James. D. F. Hannah, Shamus-winning author of the Henry Malone novels","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55045456396631,"sku":"9781471159015","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/21813463482711.jpg?v=1789595715","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-last-king-of-california-jordan-harper-9781471159015","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}