WHEN THE KILLING'S DONE
by Boyle, T. C
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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Synopsis
T.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant" ( The Washington Post ). Principally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, When the Killing's Done relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005955
- Title
- WHEN THE KILLING'S DONE
- Author
- Boyle, T. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Viking Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, PACIFIC OCEAN, ISLAND ECOLOGY, ENDANGERED SPECIES, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, INVASIVE RATS, WILD PIGS, CHANNEL ISLANDS, ENVIRONMENT,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Crime; Fine Literature;
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