![]() ![]() Booklist's David Pitt commented that Hurwitz's characters "aren't likable, but they are vividly rendered, the narration is sharp, and the dialogue jumps off the page." A Kirkus Reviews contributor called The Tower a "sucker-punching, tongue-in-cheek debut psychokiller tale that spoofs, and tops, the hyperviolent Hollywood genre films that have inspired it." ![]() The FBI calls in Jade Marlow, known for his extraordinary tracking ability, a former agent turned bounty hunter, who in pursuing Atlasia, deals with the criminal's demons, as well as a few of his own. ![]() The story is a psychological thriller set in the Bay area, where in an offshore maximum security prison maniac Allander Atlasia kills everyone except for one other inmate and then escapes. Gregg Hurwitz grew up in San Francisco Bay and wrote his first novel, The Tower, while completing his education. The Kill Clause, Morrow (New York, NY), 2003. Minutes to Burn, Cliff Street Books (New York, NY), 2001. The Tower, Simon & Schuster ( New York, NY), 1999. The Tower was named a Top Ten Horror Novel by Booklist Minutes to Burn wasa#1 Los Angeles Times bestseller Do No Harm was a BookSense '76 pick, a BookSense Top 10 Mystery, and a San Jose Mercury News Top Mystery of the Year. ADDRESSES:Īgent-Richard Pine, Richard Pine Associates, 250 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019. ![]()
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