Description

Matt Stromsoe was in high school when he met the boy who would someday murder his wife and son . . .

Once Stromsoe was best friends with brilliant, unpredictable Mike Tavarez. That was before Matt joined the San Diego P.D. and Mike left Harvard to run La Eme, the brutal Mexican Mafia, before a vengeance-obsessed Tavarez blew away everything Stromsoe loved, leaving him physically and emotionally broken.

Years later, Mike Tavarez is in prison for life, controlling his vast criminal empire from within a maximum security facility. Matt Stromsoe has rebounded from rock bottom to become a private investigator—and he’s starting to feel something for Frankie Hatfield, the beautiful local TV weather forecaster he’s been hired to protect from a stalker. But powerful, dangerous people are becoming too interested in Frankie’s remarkable experiments with rain. And bars alone won’t keep Tavarez from his ultimate goal: to make Matt Stromsoe suffer the unendurable torment of losing everything . . . again.

About the Author

T. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of seventeen novels, including the Edgar® Award winners California Girl and Silent Joe. Alongside Dick Francis and James Lee Burke, he is one of only three writers who has won the Edgar® Award for Best Novel more than once. Parker lives with his family in Southern California.

Praise For…

“Taut well-oiled thriller.” — Los Angeles Times

“The action is nonstop as the plot zooms…The characters (are) memorable, the story unpredictable and the conclusion chilling.” — Orlando Sentinel

“Any reader will have a hard time putting this one down.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Tasty tension...a psychologically sharp crime thriller.” — Entertainment Weekly

“Superbly wrought...Intensely readable.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred)

“Intriguing...absorbing...STORM RUNNERS’ plot is complemented by the equally memorable characters.” — South Florida Sun Sentinel

“Parker’s latest success is an absorbing thriller that continues to nudge him nearer to the top of the genre.” — Library Journal (Starred)

“Parker ranks as one of the top contemporary suspense writers.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Fast-paced and very difficult to put down.” — Curled Up with a Good Book

“Pure unadulterated excellence...Parker ups the ante and sets his own new standard with STORM RUNNERS, an unforgettable work.” — Bookreporter.com