I was poking around amazon today and i came across a listing for a new book by pete dexter called paper trails. Pete dexter books list of books by author pete dexter. Rob jackloskys 923 feature on pete dexter makes dexters preoccupations as a writer abundantly clearviolence, vivid experience, and the pursuit of truth. Hall from the television series on showtime, but before dexter made it to the television screen, he was a character in jeff lindsays darkly dreaming dexter novel although the tv series has continued with original stories beyond. Pete dexter is interested in laying bare how the pursuit of a deeper truth sometimes produces lies and cover ups. His is a voice meant for the empty spaces of american life, the way richard ford was meant for new jersey. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. Oct 05, 2003 pete dexter was born in michigan in 1943. Deadwood by pete dexter unlike the tv series of the same name, this is a sadly underrated story about the men of the old west tom cox. Join facebook to connect with pete dexter and others you may know. The sun was rising over moat county, florida, when sheriff thurmond call was found on the highway, gutted like an alligator. True stories of confusion, mindless violence, and forbidden desires.
Moat county, florida, when sheriff thurmond call was found on the highway, gutted like an alligator. Pete dexter, winner of the national book award for paris trout 1988, is the author of violent, comic novels, typically set in blighted cities and backwater southern towns. Browse pete dexters bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. With goldgilt cover designs and page edges, and boundin silk bookmark. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Peter dexter was born in 1943 in pontiac, michigan, usa. He has worked as a reporter and a columnist in florida and philadelphia and still writes a weekly syndicated column in sacramento, california. So too do these quotes below, taken from dexters novels, newspaper columns, and interviews. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. The news story comes to fruition, the big prize is won, but not without dire consequences. Pete dexter books, author biography, and reading level. Feb 16, 2012 overlooked classics of american literature. Call had previously stomped wetters handcuffed cousin to death.
Pete dexter posted on september 25, 20 by editor leave a comment rob jackloskys 923 feature on pete dexter makes dexters preoccupations as a writer abundantly clearviolence, vivid experience, and the pursuit of truth. Based on the novel the paperboy by pete dexter, but dexter is partly. Theres half a great movie in the paperboy, which is based on pete dexters halfgreat novel about a florida journalist wading into a swamp. I enjoyed dexters book, paris trout much more than this one, but, this book is definately worth reading. The paperboy by pete dexter 328 pages, dell publishing, new york. It formed the basis of the showtime television series dexter and won the 2005 dilys award and the 2007 book to tv award. Hall from the television series on showtime, but before dexter made it to the television screen, he was a character in jeff lindsays darkly dreaming dexter. The title of pete dexters strong new novel, the paperboy, refers to. The dog would not come, or sit, or answer to his name, and sometimes calmer sat holding it in the utility room where they kept it at night looking it over in the same peculiar way he sometimes looked at spooner, when he thought spooner wasnt watching. Racial fear and hatred, and a divided cultures predisposition toward violence, irreparably alter several lives in this unsparing melodrama, the fourth novel from nbawinning dexter paris trout, 1988, etc. Spooner by pete dexter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His is a voice meant for the empty spaces of american life, the way richard ford was meant for. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, more about pete dexter. Since winning the national book award in 1988 for paris trout, dexter brotherly love, 1991, etc.
Hillary van wetter was jailed for the murder of an unscrupulous local sheriff, thurmond call. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Best of all, there are the many places in the book where the words as if or like appear. One night i found a random obscure movie on the streaming network popcornflix. Pete dexter s observations, his detailed descriptions, his sense of place and time, and his pacing of the story made this book a remarkable readand his keen sense of humour was icing on the cake. He is a writer, known for the paperboy 2012, michael 1996 and paris trout 1991. Novelist pete dexter was once a columnist for the philadelphia daily news. The last line of dexters 1995 novel the paperboy seems to sum up his worldview. Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy, and train. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as. I enjoyed dexter s book, paris trout much more than this one, but, this book is definately worth reading. I met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. Posted on september 25, 20 by editor leave a comment.
It may well return to the big screen someday, in the midnightmovie. Novelist pete dexter at the nys writers institute in 2005. Book 3 is probably the only one youll be disappointed with. First thing i noticed about him was that he was wearing a pink yankees cap. It was based on a book the paperboy by pete dexter. Dexter was a wonderful newspaper columnist and is now one of our greatest novelists. Lots of bigcity papers in the new journalism era had local columnists like pete dexter pounding the beat in crumbling neighborhoods and coming back with humaninterest pieces, written up like short stories. This is true of untrustworthy reporters like the paperboys yardley acheman, who cuts corners, but its also true of earnest reporters like ward james, dogged in the pursuit of truth. Dexter morgan is a fictional serial killer and the creation of american novelist jeff lindsay. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout and five other novels. They step off the norm and get into the supernatural a bit. The eighth and final novel in the dexter series, dexter is dead, now in bookstores, picks up from the end of the previous book, with the titular vigilante serial killer under arrest and facing a. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
Mar 04, 2007 dexter may be the best ever at conveying mood or more accurately the very absence of it. Most will recognize the dexter character as portrayed by michael c. Feb 02, 2011 pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. The paperboy by pete dexter, but dexter is partly responsible nonetheless, having adapted the screenplay with daniels from his 1995 book. Although, it is clearly a pete dexter book he has certainly detailed some interesting characters before. The paperboy by pete dexter meet your next favorite book. Darkly dreaming dexter is a 2004 novel by jeff lindsay, the first in his series about serial killer dexter morgan. I was reminded of this when i read pete dexter s book the paperboy. Its a tale that will not be to everyones taste its not for the squeamish, but i found even the most unlikeable characters and events well drawn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oct, 20 elmore leonard profile from new york state writers institutes the writer tv series archives duration. Pete dexters observations, his detailed descriptions, his sense of place and time, and his pacing of the story made this book a remarkable readand his keen sense of humour was icing on the cake. National book award in 1988 for his novel paris trout.
Sep 23, 20 pete dexter is interested in laying bare how the pursuit of a deeper truth sometimes produces lies and cover ups. But in this novel, he steps out of a safety net of telling a story story, and concentrates 100% on the life of this one. True stories of confusion, mindless violence, and forbidden desires, a surprising number of which are not about marriage brings together 70 terse. So when i had a chance to interview him the yankees were the first thing we talked about. Like pete dexters muchadmired novel paris trout 1988, the paperboy is set in a small southern town. The last line of dexter s 1995 novel the paperboy seems to sum up his worldview. Dexter may be the best ever at conveying mood or more accurately the very absence of it. This time, however, dexter looks at what happens when journalists decide to secondguess. Or even train, one the the main characters in his last novel.
Visit scholastic, the worlds largest childrens book publisher. His first book in the dexter series was published in 2004 and was called darkly dreaming dexter as opposed to the title his daughter suggested, pinocchio bleeds. Pete dexter born july 22, 1943 is an american novelist. Aug 25, 2015 pete dexter, winner of the national book award for paris trout 1988, is the author of violent, comic novels, typically set in blighted cities and backwater southern towns. Order of dexter books dexter morgan is a fictional serial killer and the creation of american novelist jeff lindsay.
The story is magnificently told in prose so tight that you can almost hear typewriter keys clicking away pete dexter s books dont read like they were produced on a word processor. Buy a cheap copy of the paperboy book by pete dexter. But when ward and his partner, evil dandy yardley acheman, come to moat county to investigate the fouryearold murder of the local sheriff, jack assists them in. Dexter is the main character of the suspenseful, intriguing novels by jeff lindsay. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, and has contributed to many magazines, including esquire, sports illustrated, and playboy. Elmore leonard profile from new york state writers institutes the writer tv series archives duration. Follow pete dexter and explore their bibliography from s pete dexter author page. He hasnt quite done it here, but this tale of a newspapermans son and his coming to terms with both his gruff father and his more successful journalist brother is absorbing. True stories of confusion, mindless violence, and forbidden desires, a surprising number of which are not about marriage.