Novelist Lisa Teasley discusses race and California fiction

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Published September 20, 2006 at 8:11 AM PDT

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Lisa Teasley is a hot young novelist with a hot new novel called "Heat Signature." She is also the author of "Dive" and the short story collection "Glow in the Dark." She shares her thoughts on Cal

Heat Signature is the name of a new novel by Lisa Teasley. As its name suggests, it is currently a hot item. It’s received glowing reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle and the Washington Post, to name just two.

The story begins with a 31 year old man named Sam Brown. Sam’s life is dominated by the memory of his mother, who was raped and murdered when Sam was a teenager. In the book, Sam is follows a path that takes him across the California landscape and into the arms of various women. And, eventually, toward a confrontation with his mother’s murderer, who has just been released from prison.

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Lisa Teasley , author of Heat Signature.