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By Ken Kuhlken.
"Kuhlken (The Loud Adios, 1991) is back with another tale of
the Hickey family. Although father Tom has retired from investigating,
his son, Clifford, inadvertently finds himself trapped doing some
sleuthing of his own. An amateur guitarist, Clifford, on his way to law
school, is scheduled to perform at a folk festival in Evergreen,
California. It is the summer of 1972, so the area is full of hippies,
war protesters, marijuana farmers, and outlaw bikers. Clifford is
supposed to meet his brother, Alvaro, a combat-trained veteran who
served in Vietnam, at his campsite. An armed sheriff's posse interrupts
their reunion, and Alvaro vanishes into the woods. The sheriff arrests
Clifford, who later learns that someone has murdered the sheriff's
nephew, and Alvaro is the prime suspect. Trapped in a battle between
the law, rival biker gangs, the locals, and his own family, Clifford
has an intricate puzzle to solve. Readers will enjoy this tale, which
captures the history and atmosphere of 1970s California as well as the
complex dynamics of a fascinating family." -- Booklist.
Hardcover; 307 pages.
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