{"product_id":"9781250793539","title":"A Thousand Steps","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Thousand Steps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): T. Jefferson Parker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Steps\u003c\/i\u003e is a beguiling thriller, an incisive coming-of-age story, and a vivid portrait of a turbulent time and place by three-time Edgar Award winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaguna Beach, California, 1968.  The Age of Aquarius is in full swing. Timothy Leary is a rock star. LSD is God. Folks from all over are flocking to Laguna, seeking peace, love, and enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt Antony is just trying get by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt is sixteen, broke, and never sure where his next meal is coming from. Mom’s a stoner, his deadbeat dad is a no-show, his brother’s fighting in Nam . . . and his big sister Jazz has just gone missing. The cops figure she’s just another runaway hippie chick, enjoying a summer of love, but Matt doesn’t believe it. Not after another missing girl turns up dead on the beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Matt really wants to do is get his driver’s license and ask out the girl he’s been crushing on since fourth grade, yet it’s up to him to find his sister. But in a town where the cops don’t trust the hippies and the hippies don’t trust the cops, uncovering what’s really happened to Jazz is going to force him to grow up fast.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf it’s not already too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“T. Jefferson Parker is the poet of American crime fiction. . . There’s a damned good reason he has won three Edgar Awards.” —C.J. Box, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brave and daring writer.” —Lisa See, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShanghai Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Parker's muscular writing has dazzled for years. His characters are as authentic as the gripping situations he creates. . . He captivates and chokes the air out of the room. Masterful! There are few if any crime writers out there this good.” —Ridley Pearson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Chris Klick series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Parker already has two or three titles on my all-time best-ever list. . . and now comes \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, which might be his crowning achievement.  It's a great story and a nuanced look at the nation in 1968, and above all it proves no one inhabits character as completely and intensely—Matt Anthony is a changing boy in a changing time, and you won't ever forget him.” —Lee Child, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Jack Reacher series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Parker ranks as one of the top contemporary suspense writers.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A pro, that's what T. Jefferson Parker is. His plots are intricate, keenly crafted, clearly mapped . . .” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If there’s a better mystery writer around . . . well, there isn’t.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250793539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40825989365966,"sku":"9781250793539","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_bd81b1e4-c152-495d-b398-9b44e38801f7.jpg?v=1643190135","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250793539","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}