To Die in California by Newton Thornburg

To Die in California

Newton Thornburg

288 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective medium-paced
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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...

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emotional: 100%

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mysterious: 50%

tense: 50%


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slow

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Strong character development?

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Complicated

Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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