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A Novel
Bloomsbury Publishing
October 2006
On Sale: September 22, 2006
224 pages
ISBN: 1596911018
EAN: 9781596911017
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Sam Brown sets out on a road trip from his home in a small
California desert town to the cooler, greener climes of the
Northwest. He tells himself he just needs a break, from his
father, a dead-end relationship with a stripper, his job as
a nurse, and his troubled best friend. But what he can’t
escape, no matter how many miles he travels, is the memory
of his mother, July, who was brutally murdered sixteen years
earlier and visits him regularly in his dreams. Sam’s grief
is sorely renewed when he learns July’s murderer is soon to
be released from prison. Overcome by strong feelings of
panic and revenge, he turns to women. He reconnects with a
former patient in Los Angeles. In Santa Barbara he meets a
sage/philosopher who inspires him to put order in his life.
In Oregon, he falls in love with an arborist whose woodsy
home provides peace and refuge—at least for a while.
Simultaneous with Sam’s journey, his mother’s story unfolds,
coming to a climax when the details of July’s grisly murder
are revealed. Through a fast-paced, gripping narrative, Heat
Signature explores the complexities of family and
friendship, love and loss, race and sexuality.
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