A review by jessferg
Deadout by Jon McGoran
4.0
It's clear that a lot of research went into this book (as it did with Drift) but McGoran's talent is in making you forget that and just have fun reading. I guess this has to be classified as "thriller" (it even says so right on the cover) and although it is fast-paced I just feel like there is so much more to the story line. The characters have honest, believable reactions to events. The dialogue flows perfectly without feeling stilted.
As a beekeeper I only took issue with one fact (the papery nest)and found the rest completely plausible and well-researched. In fact, everything going on in this book is probably actually happening on some level!
The local Philly stuff is fun, and I imagine so are the Martha's Vineyard references if you are familiar with that area (I am not.)
My only complaint was that I kept getting hung up on the cars. Why did Carrick leave his in the ferry lot to begin with? Then we've got two or three rentals, a few stolen/borrowed vehicles... Anyway - for some reason I found that to be a distraction. Certainly not enough to dampen my enjoyment of the book but it just needled me a bit.
I would recommend reading Drift first, although Deadout certainly stands on it's own, to get the full measure of Doyle Carrick.
Looking forward to a possible third adventure. I hope it's about fracking....
As a beekeeper I only took issue with one fact (the papery nest)and found the rest completely plausible and well-researched. In fact, everything going on in this book is probably actually happening on some level!
The local Philly stuff is fun, and I imagine so are the Martha's Vineyard references if you are familiar with that area (I am not.)
My only complaint was that I kept getting hung up on the cars. Why did Carrick leave his in the ferry lot to begin with? Then we've got two or three rentals, a few stolen/borrowed vehicles... Anyway - for some reason I found that to be a distraction. Certainly not enough to dampen my enjoyment of the book but it just needled me a bit.
I would recommend reading Drift first, although Deadout certainly stands on it's own, to get the full measure of Doyle Carrick.
Looking forward to a possible third adventure. I hope it's about fracking....