Full Measure: A Novel

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"A tense and compelling drama of the wars without and the wars within—and of the flame of violence that burns through the American psyche." —T.C. Boyle, New York Times bestselling author of *The Women"Stunning . . . [Parker is] a brave and daring writer." —Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy"A great American family novel. . . . Parker is playing in the same league as John Steinbeck." —Stephen Harrigan, author of The Gates of the Alamo and Remember Ben Clayton*Patrick Norris has seen the worst that Afghanistan has to offer–excruciating heat, bitter cold, and death waiting behind every rock as comrades are blown to pieces by bombs and snipers. He returns home exhilarated by his new freedom and eager to realize his dream of a sport fishing business. But he is shocked to learn that the avocado ranch his family has owned for generations in the foothills of San Diego has been destroyed by a massive wildfire and the parents he loves are facing ruin.Ted Norris worships his brother and yearns for his approval. Gentle by nature, but tormented by strange fixations with a dark undercurrent, Ted is drawn into a circle of violent, criminal misfits. His urgent quest to prove himself threatens to put those he loves in peril.Patrick puts his own plans on hold to save the family’s home and falls in love with Iris, a beautiful and unusual woman, when disaster strikes. When Ted’s plan for redemption goes terribly wrong, he tries to disappear. Desperate to find his brother and salvage what remains of his family, Patrick must make an agonizing choice.Three-time Edgar Award-winner T. Jefferson Parker is known for his many bestselling crime novels, from Laguna Heat to The Famous and  the Dead. Full Measure marks a departure; it is a literary novel that explores many subjects, among them the bonds of loyalty between brothers.Review'A tense and compelling drama of the wars without and the wars within - and of the flame of violence that burns through the American psyche.' T. C. Boyle, author of World's End 'Chekhov once wrote that a pistol put onstage in the first act must go off in the second act. In FULL MEASURE, the characters themselves are the guns - each a weapon defending a different idea of what America is, and all of them fully loaded with human fallibility. Thanks to intricate and excellent plotting, their struggles with one another -- and with their own consciences -- make this book as compelling as it is unpredictable.' - Stephen P. Kiernan, author of The Curiosity and Last Rights 'I have always loved T. Jefferson Parker's thrillers. Now he has done something truly rare for a writer--stepped way out of his comfort zone to create the stunning Full Measure - What a brave and daring writer. What a good and thoughtful-provoking read.' - Lisa See, author of Shanghai Girls 'Scorched earth? T. Jefferson Parker begins there. Emotionally devastating, tense, moving toward an explosive climax, this is a great American book by a master at the top of his game. Parker is entering East of Eden territory here. Family, war, racism, violence and the sometimes painful demands of love fight for air in this charred landscape of the heart. Wow!' - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway About the AuthorT. Jefferson Parker is the author of more than twenty highly successful crime novels. He is a New York Times Best Selling author and the recipient of two Edgar Awards.