Tapping the Source

'If you missed it first time round, this is surely the book to take on a beach holiday' - Shots Mag

'It’s one of the best books I’ve read all year' - Crime Reads

People came to Huntington Beach in search of the endless party, the ultimate high and the perfect wave.

Ike Tucker came to look for his sister and for the three men who may have murdered her.

In that place of gilded surfers and sun-bleached blondes, Ike looked into the shadows and found parties that drifted towards pointless violence, joyless violations and highs you might never come down from... and a sea of old hatreds and dreams gone bad.

Atmospheric, lyrical, and suspenseful, Tapping The Source blends mystery, coming-of-age drama, and psychological tension into a haunting portrait of lost innocence and the seductive pull of violence.

"Tapping the Source" was written by Kem Nunn.

Kem Nunn is a third-generation Californian whose previous novels include The Dogs of Winter, Pomona Queen, Unassigned Territory, and Tapping the Source, which was the basis of the film Point Break. Tijuana Straits won the Los Angeles Times Book Award. His latest novel, Chance, was recently made into a major TV series starring Hugh Laurie and Gretchen Mol. He lives in Southern California, where he also writes screenplays for television and film including John from Cincinnati, Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy.