Meet 'The Last Good Guy' Author At Laguna Beach Books, Wed.

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Laguna Beach Books is hosting an author book signing for T. Jefferson Parker, and his new novel, "The Last Good Guy" on Wednesday, August 21 at 5 p.m.

Parker is a Los Angeles native who grew up in Irvine before starting his writing career as a journalist in Newport Beach. While writing stories on the police beat, covering local government and writing on the culture of Orange County, Parker "tucked stories away" that he would use in his first novel.

"Laguna Heat," he says, "was written on evenings and weekends" while he worked as a reporter. That story was made into an HBO movie in 1987, staring Harry Hamlin, Jason Robards and Rip Torn.

Parker's stories, all set in Southern California, have been described as "potent and irresistible" (Los Angeles Times), and "resonant, literate and powerful" (Kirkus). The New York Times wrote that "T. Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer." Writing in the Washington Post, critic Carolyn See called The Triggerman's Dance "a masterpiece."

Come meetT. Jefferson Parker for an engaging evening of literary discussion and tasty bites provided by Sapphire Laguna. Copies of the book will be available that evening, the store said.

Laguna Beach Books is located at: 1200 South Coast Highway