Newton Thornburg

• 1980
• / General Fiction
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A post-apocalyptic doomsday novel from“one of the truly great American writers of the 20th century” (The Guardian).   In the dystopian future, the government has collapsed, cities are burning, and a roving gang called Mau Mau is marauding ac...

• Jan-1984
• / General Fiction
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The basis for the Australian film -- a powerful novel of family ruin and redemption from “a born storyteller” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).   Wanted as a material witness in a drug-smuggling case, Greg Kendall is hiding out at his family’s ol...

• Aug-1984
• / Suspense
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• Apr-1990
• / General Fiction
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A harrowing thriller from the author of the acclaimed Cutter and Bone, “one of the truly great American writers of the 20th century” (The Guardian).   After losing his wife, his parents, and his family farm, Tom Kohl is staying with his cous...

• Apr-1996
• / Suspense
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A father hunts the serial killer stalking his daughter in this twisted thriller by “one of the best writers of his generation” (The Guardian).   Jimbo Slade, a drug dealer and prostitute, is also a suspect in a number of rapes and murders i...

• Apr-1998
• / Science Fiction / Fantasy
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Brothers clash over the woman they both love in this provocative thriller by “one of the truly great American writers of the 20th century” (The Guardian).   A classic bad seed and his good-guy brother fall in love with the same woman. Wild m...

• Mar-2001
• / Suspense
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“A thriller, and a whacking good thriller, too . . . shows how much can be done within a classic form by a writer who knows his business.” -- The New York Times   Alex Cutter is a scarred and crippled Vietnam veteran, obsessed with a murder ...

• Jul-2002
• / Suspense
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While investigating his son’s suspicious death, a father descends into darkness in this thriller by “a commanding writer of unusual delicacy and power” (The New Yorker).   The police call on David Hook at his farm in Illinois, telling him ...

• / General Fiction
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An Ozarks rancher takes a desperate gamble in this searing novel from “one of the truly great American writers of the 20th century” (The Guardian).   Bob Blanchard spent his entire inheritance on a cattle ranch in the Missouri Ozarks -- but ...