num_pages: 300
description: Ike Tucker, desperately searching for his sister Ellen who has disappeared, finds himself attracted to the same tough trio of surfers who appear to be responsible for his sister's disappearance
language: English
title: Tapping the Source
titlecomplete: Tapping the Source
characters: Ike Tucker, Preston Marsh, Hound Adams, Frank Baker, Ellen Tucker, Uncle Gordon Tucker, Mrs. Hazel Adams, Milo Trax, Janet Adams, Terry Jacobs
genres: Crime, Noir, Novels, Sports, Thriller, Fiction, Adventure, Audiobook, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 2392
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: California Book Award
category: First Fiction (Silver), awardedAt: 441792000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: First Work of Fiction
publisher: Doubleday