California Bear
- Authors: Duane Swierczynski
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- Genres: Mystery
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- Rating: 4.2 based on 244 reviews
- Release Date: January 9, 2024
- Print length: 368 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
This "fresh, exciting, and brilliantly unpredictable" thriller (James Patterson) from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly) introduces four unlikely vigilantes who challenge the mastermind behind California’s oldest unsolved case, taking matters into their own hands to seek justice.
NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE
KILLER: Jack Queen, recently released from prison with the help of retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower, confesses his guilt, prompting Hightower to propose a unique proposition for the ex-convict.
THE GIRL DETECTIVE: Diagnosed with leukemia, fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty remains determined to uncover the truth about her father's involvement in a murder case, despite her grim prognosis.
GENE JEANIE: Genealogist Jeanie Hightower, struggling to fix her broken marriage, becomes entangled in a dangerous scheme orchestrated by her husband, involving a terrifying figure from the past.
THE BEAR: A notorious serial killer, known as the California Bear, reemerges after four decades, ready to resume his deadly spree under favorable circumstances.
Written by Edgar Award nominee Duane Swierczynski, California Bear is a captivating and unexpected thriller that explores the dark underbelly of the true crime world, the allure of Hollywood, the pursuit of justice, and the sinister aspects of human nature.