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Blood Orange Karen Keskinen

Blood Orange By Karen Keskinen

Blood Orange by Karen Keskinen


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Private investigator Jaymie has built her business on finding lost souls and runaways. But when a teenage girl chosen to play Daphne in Santa Barbara's annual Solstice parade is murdered, Jaymie looks into the case at the urging of the teen's aunt as well as her old flame, deputy sheriff Mike Dawson.

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Blood Orange by Karen Keskinen

The sunniest places can harbor the darkest of secrets...

Santa Barbara private investigator Jaymie Zarlin has built her fledgling agency on finding missing people. Still struggling with the death of her troubled brother, who died in police custody, Jaymie is determined to help others in similar situations find their way home. Homicides are not in her repertoire.

But when Lili Molina, a local teenager chosen for the coveted role of Daphne in the annual solstice parade, is murdered, Jaymie is urged to take on the case. Reluctant at first, she soon learns police are mishandling the investigation and can't refuse. In a town where some people are filthy rich and some are dirt poor, Jaymie finds herself slipping into the fault lines between privilege and race. Her investigation turns up an array of suspects, including con artists, spoiled rich kids, and an eccentric oil heiress. Jaymie must move fast to unravel a twisted conspiracy - before she becomes the next victim.

In Blood Orange, Karen Keskinen explores the shadowy side of sparkling Santa Barbara, a California beach town packed with secrets ripe for the picking.

"Energetically lurid...Those looking for sensation will find it all: gore, sweeping conspiracy, Gossip Girl-style teenage decadence--even a wink to Fifty Shades of Grey."

--Publishers Weekly

"A promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. [The] fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by."

--Library Journal

"An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light." --Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and editor of Akashic's Los Angeles Noir

Blood Orange Reviews

Advance Praise for "Blood Orange "

"In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, "Blood Orange" hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes!" --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, "Longmire
"
"An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light." --Denise Hamilton, author of "Damage Control" and editor of Akashic's "Los Angeles Noir"

"Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets." --Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for "The Los Angeles Times "and author of "The Barbarian Nurseries

""A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series!" --S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of "Ghost Hero"


"Keskinen has launched a promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. Her fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by."

--"Library Journal"

"In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, "Blood Orange" hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes!" --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, "Longmire
"
"An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light." --Denise Hamilton, author of "Damage Control" and editor of Akashic's "Los Angeles Noir"

"Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets." --Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for "The Los Angeles Times "and author of "The Barbarian Nurseries

""A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series!" --S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of "Ghost Hero"


"In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, "Blood Orange" hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes!" --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, "Longmire
"
"Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets." --Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for "The Los Angeles Times "and author of "The Barbarian Nurseries

""A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series!" --S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of "Ghost Hero"


"Energetically lurid...Those looking for sensation will find it all: gore, sweeping conspiracy, "Gossip Girl"-style teenage decadence--even a wink to "Fifty Shades of Grey.""

--"Publishers Weekly "

"A promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. [The] fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by."

--"Library Journal"

""

"An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light." --Denise Hamilton, author of "Damage Control" and editor of Akashic's "Los Angeles Noir"

"In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, "Blood Orange" hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes!" --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, "Longmire
"
"Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets." --Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for "The Los Angeles Times "and author of "The Barbarian Nurseries
""A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series!" --S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of "Ghost Hero"


Energetically lurid...Those looking for sensation will find it all: gore, sweeping conspiracy, Gossip Girl style teenage decadence even a wink to Fifty Shades of Grey. "Publishers Weekly "
""

A promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. [The] fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by. "Library Journal"

An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light. "Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and editor of Akashic's Los Angeles Noir"

In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, "Blood Orange" hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes! "Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, Longmire"

Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets. "Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for The Los Angeles Times and author of The Barbarian Nurseries"

A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series! "S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Ghost Hero""


Energetically lurid...Those looking for sensation will find it all: gore, sweeping conspiracy, Gossip Girl style teenage decadence even a wink to Fifty Shades of Grey. Publishers Weekly

A promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. [The] fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by. Library Journal

An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light. Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and editor of Akashic's Los Angeles Noir

In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, Blood Orange hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes! Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, Longmire

Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets. Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for The Los Angeles Times and author of The Barbarian Nurseries

A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series! S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Ghost Hero

"

"Energetically lurid...Those looking for sensation will find it all: gore, sweeping conspiracy, Gossip Girl-style teenage decadence--even a wink to Fifty Shades of Grey." --Publishers Weekly

"A promising soft-boiled debut, one that definitely fits into the Sue Grafton mold. [The] fiercely independent PI meets her challenges head-on, making the pages fly by." --Library Journal

"An impressive debut with echoes of Sue Grafton and Ross Macdonald that features appealing characters, a twisty plot, buried family secrets, and a coastal Southern California backdrop saturated in color and light." --Denise Hamilton, author of Damage Control and editor of Akashic's Los Angeles Noir

"In the overcrowded world of private eye fiction, Blood Orange hits the reader like a fresh breeze off the Pacific Ocean--make way for Jaymie Zarlin, patron saint of lost children, lost dogs and lost causes!" --Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis of A&E's hit series, Longmire

"Keskinen is an observant, inventive writer, and she's given us a page-turning mystery of the west . . . Her smart, tough protagonist specializes in tracking down the missing, but finds instead a town's ugly and tangled secrets." --Hector Tobar, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist for The Los Angeles Times and author of The Barbarian Nurseries

"A sharply written debut with a warm heart. Keskinen paints her California setting in fresh and vivid colors, and gives us a book that fits squarely into the PI tradition while shining a new light. Long life to this series!" --S.J. Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Ghost Hero

About Karen Keskinen

KAREN KESKINEN was born in Salinas, California. She has also lived in California's San Joaquin Valley and in Wellington, New Zealand. She now resides in Santa Barbara where she is a full-time writer.

Additional information

CIN1250012333G
9781250012333
1250012333
Blood Orange by Karen Keskinen
Used - Good
Hardback
Griffin Publishing
2013-06-24
Short-listed for Shamus Award (First Novel) 2014
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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