The Golden Orange

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THE WEST-COAST PLA^ROUNDS OF THE"« FILTHY RICH WHERE PASSIONS BLOW AS HOT-fe AND AS DEADLV^-AS THE SANTA ANA V .IDS
When forty-year-old cop Winnie Farlowe lost his shield, he lost -the only protection he had. Ever since, he's been fighting a bad back, fighting the bottle, fighting his conscience. But now he's in " " for a special fight. Never before has he come up against anyone : like Tess Binder She's a stunningly beautiful, sexually spirited ¦ three-time divorcée from Newport Beach—capital of California's Golden Orange, where wallets are fat, bikinis are skimpy and cosmetic surgery is one sure way to a billionaire's bank account.
Nearly a year ago Tess Binder's father washed up on the beach with a bullet in his ear The coroner called it suicide, but to Tess it means the fear of her own fate. And Winnie Fariowe is a man willing to follow wherever she leads—straight into the juicy pulp of the Golden Orange, a world where money is everything, but nothing adds up. where death... Tovább

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THE WEST-COAST PLA^ROUNDS OF THE"« FILTHY RICH WHERE PASSIONS BLOW AS HOT-fe AND AS DEADLV^-AS THE SANTA ANA V .IDS
When forty-year-old cop Winnie Farlowe lost his shield, he lost -the only protection he had. Ever since, he's been fighting a bad back, fighting the bottle, fighting his conscience. But now he's in " " for a special fight. Never before has he come up against anyone : like Tess Binder She's a stunningly beautiful, sexually spirited ¦ three-time divorcée from Newport Beach—capital of California's Golden Orange, where wallets are fat, bikinis are skimpy and cosmetic surgery is one sure way to a billionaire's bank account.
Nearly a year ago Tess Binder's father washed up on the beach with a bullet in his ear The coroner called it suicide, but to Tess it means the fear of her own fate. And Winnie Fariowe is a man willing to follow wherever she leads—straight into the juicy pulp of the Golden Orange, a world where money is everything, but nothing adds up. where death and chicanery flourish amidst ranches, mansions, and yachting parties.
In his long-awaited new novel, bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh - combines harrowing suspense, scathing humor, and a moving portrait of a man orí the brink of self-destruction.
"TERRIFICALLY ENTERTAINING." -Chicago Tribune
."ONE HUNDRED-PROOF GOOD READING." ¦ v San Francisco Examiner
"[WAMBAUGH'S] LASERLIKE DESCRIPTIONS OF ORANGE COUNTY ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION." —The New York Times Book Review Vissza