One of the joys of reading is finding an author whose first book is
good but somewhat unheralded, whose popularity grows incrementally
at first with the publication of each new book, and then finds fame
--- and sometimes even fortune --- growing by gigantic leaps and
sumptuous bounds. I think that we can place T. Jefferson Parker on
this list of such authors with the publication of BLACK
WATER.
BLACK WATER is Parker's 10th novel. His previous, RED LIGHT, was
nominated for an Edgar award for best novel; last year's SILENT JOE
was as distinct and different from anything else you could name<