daniel_mc_adam's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading another from this series soon.
I have no hesitation in recommending this book.
I have no hesitation in recommending this book.
wombat_88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mojoshivers's review against another edition
4.0
This was another good installment, though I felt it was only tangentially connected to main Lizard King plot. It felt very much like a monster of the week plot. But that’s good. I kind of liked the diversion and Box thought of an intriguing one-off plot involving a car accident, a sizable stash of heroin and cash, a special needs boy, and the very vicious cartel working with corrupt police officers trying to track the cache of illegal drugs and money down.
Box may not ramp up the action like other thriller writers do but I appreciate the way he can concoct slow burn of a story. At any given time you’re wondering who is where, who has the stash, and when are all the various groups are going to bump into each other. And when they finally do, there are genuine twists that push the ending along and provide a very danger-fraught conclusion. I approve.
Box may not ramp up the action like other thriller writers do but I appreciate the way he can concoct slow burn of a story. At any given time you’re wondering who is where, who has the stash, and when are all the various groups are going to bump into each other. And when they finally do, there are genuine twists that push the ending along and provide a very danger-fraught conclusion. I approve.
writer595's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
michelleklejmont's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dave37's review against another edition
3.0
While the setting in one of the North Dakota fracking boomtowns is interesting, the story was not particularly engaging for me. However, Cassie shows real potential to develop, and some of what will likely be returning characters seem intriguing as well. I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment.
kg0ld's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
4.5
Graphic, but great descriptions of MT
cindypager's review
4.0
Picked this up at the library on a whim.... and I now want to follow Detective Cassie Dewell on her next case.... in a heavy winter coat, gloves, hat, scarf, etc.
Cassie ends up in what was a small town in North Dakota - until fracking for oil turns it into a boom town with all of the associated challenges of rapid overpopulation - violence and drugs included.
Rival drug gangs clash in gruesome ways, and it smells like there's a bad cop on the force. In 20 to 30 below zero weather, Cassie is trying to get to the bottom of how this little town ended up with body parts all over it. Somehow, the key pieces of information may lie with a 12 year old paperboy challenged by fetal alcohol syndrome.
I was on the edge of my seat through the very end.
Cassie ends up in what was a small town in North Dakota - until fracking for oil turns it into a boom town with all of the associated challenges of rapid overpopulation - violence and drugs included.
Rival drug gangs clash in gruesome ways, and it smells like there's a bad cop on the force. In 20 to 30 below zero weather, Cassie is trying to get to the bottom of how this little town ended up with body parts all over it. Somehow, the key pieces of information may lie with a 12 year old paperboy challenged by fetal alcohol syndrome.
I was on the edge of my seat through the very end.