The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow - ISBN: 9780099510147
Paperback
Surf, strippers, and San Diego sleuthing: danger rides the epic wave.

The Dawn Patrol

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2009

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Summary

Part classic crime fiction, part San Diego surf culture, part ‘Super Friends’ - this is the stunning new novel from Don Winslow.

Boone Daniels is a laid-back kind of private investigator. He has sleuthing skills to burn but is rarely out of his boardshorts, and with a huge Pacific storm approaching San Diego, Boone wants to be there to ride the once-in-a-lifetime waves with his buddies in the Dawn Patrol. Unfortunately he’s just landed a case involving one dead and one missing strippe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099510147
ISBN-10:0099510146
Author:Don Winslow
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Arrow Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 September 2009
Weight:226g
Dimensions:199mm x 131mm x 22mm
Series:Arrow Books
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Critics Review

It’s no mean achievement to make the world of surfing fascinating to confirmed landlubbers … Slowly builds to a moving, lethal climax that will take your breath away

It’s no mean achievement to make the world of surfing fascinating to confirmed landlubbers … Slowly builds to a moving, lethal climax that will take your breath away * Evening Standard *
Winslow creates ripping plots … Convincing characters, an exotic setting … Winslow knows exactly when to pile on the pressure – Henry Sutton * The Mirror *
Witty and enjoyable crime thriller * Independent on Sunday *
Might be the best summertime crime novel ever * San Francisco Chronicle *
Heartbreaking … Could be a breakthrough for Winslow * Los Angeles Times *
One of the most entertaining beach books of this - or any other - summer … [A] rocketing thriller * The Times-Picayune *
Colossally cool … Captures the essence of Southern California itself: forecast sunny and clear, with an undertow of darkness * San Antonio Express-News *
Winslow is a sensational writer * Independent on Sunday *
At a time when many successful crime and thriller writers produce a book a year, Don Winslow stands out. He is one of the best * Times Literary Supplement *
If you’ve never read Don Winslow, start now – Val McDermid

About The Author

Don Winslow

Don Winslow has worked as a movie theatre manager, a production assistant, and as a private investigator. In addition to being a novelist he now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour. His novels include The Kings of Cool, Savages, The Death and Life of Bobby Z, California Fire and Life, The Power of the Dog, The Winter of Frankie Machine and The Dawn Patrol. In 2012 Savages was released as a blockbuster film.

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