The Last King of California

Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find. A searing thriller about family, redemption and revenge, from the award-winning author of A Lesson in Violence.

'Beautifully written' S. A. Cosby 
‘Burns bright and fast’ Peter Swanson
‘Darkly irresistible’ Megan Abbott
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After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he’d once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but which his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family.
 
Reunited with his childhood friend Callie and tagging along on jobs with her and her boyfriend Pretty Baby, Luke soon discovers that he might have a place back home after all. When another gang try to encroach on their turf, The Combine and Luke must go to war to save all that they know. 
 
But in trying to be someone you’re not, can you ever find out who you really are? 
 
Family is everything and blood is love.
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Reader's cannot get enough of The Last King of California . . .
***** 'Good lord, this book was everything i wanted and needed.'
***** 'This is the first of author Jordan Harper’s books I have read and it won’t be the last!'
***** 'My likely pick for book of the year. Ferocious writing and storytelling.'
***** 'A noir tour-de-force.'
***** 'Such a brilliant writer and a great story.'
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More praise for Jordan Harper . . .
‘When I say The Last King of Californiasubverts the stereotypical American Outlaw Mythos, it's the highest praise I can give it. No one is thinking deeper about what crime fiction is than Jordan Harper’ S. A. Cosby
'Urgent and beautiful' Lauren Beukes
'Fast-paced and gritty' Amy Engel
'Truly astounding' Robin Wasserman
'Easily one of the best things I'll read this year. Visceral and violent. An exploration o family and loyalty. Reads...read more...