The Dogs of Winter

A remarkable story of obsession and redemption by way of the surfing world. An aging surfing legend who is half Brian Wilson (in Dennis' body) and half Captain Ahab recruits and leads an unlikely group of characters in the search for the holy grail of waves. His obsession disturbs the natural balance of the world they traverse with consequences. Kem Nunn is a master artist at creating memorable, believable characters and weaving them seamlessly into original, gripping plots. The young hotshot surfer dude with a unique body piercing is not to be missed. So turn off Dancing With The Stars, back away from the remote control and start reading this book. Now.

Nunn can describe surfing as such a religious experience, it makes you want to go to California and become one of his filthy, booze-soaked, drug-addled, deadbeat characters. This one didn't hook me as hard as [b:Tapping the Source 483195 Tapping the Source Kem Nunn https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1328857598s/483195.jpg 1031817] or [b:Tijuana Straits 397978 Tijuana Straits Kem Nunn https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1391593190s/397978.jpg 387439], but it was still very good.