Book description
"When Geena left him and filed for divorce, the first two
things Fallon did were to put the Encino house up for sale and then
take a six weeks' leave of absence from Unidyne. Then he loaded the
Jeep Cherokee and drove straight to Death Valley...The desert country
had a way of simplifying things, reducing life to an elemental and
much more tolerable level. It cleansed your mind, allowed you to think
clearly. Allowed you to breathe. It was in his blood; it kept calling
him back. The one place he truly belonged." So opens Bill
Pronzini's exciting new thriller. On his third day in the Valley,
Fallon came upon a deserted Toyota Camry, and soon thereafter, the
almost-dead body of Casey Dunbar. Having rescued her, Fallon gradually
discovers what had driven her to give up on life...and, his own life
on hold, resolves to unravel the twisted strands of hers. The result
is a story as dramatic and memorable as anything Bill Pronzini has
written, reminiscent of his classics Blue Lonesome or A
Wasteland of Strangers. In The Other Side of Silence,
Bill Pronzini shows why the Mystery Writers of America are awarding
him the title of Grand Master.
Bill Pronzini is the author of more than forty novels, including
three in collaboration with his wife, the novelist Marcia Muller, and is
the creator of the popular Nameless Detective series. A six-time nominee
for the Edgar Allan Poe Award (most recently for
A Wasteland of Strangers
), Pronzini is also the recipient of two Shamus Awards. He will receive
a Grand Master award from the Mystery Writers of America in May 2008. He
lives in Northern California.
