A review by mcf
High White Sun by J. Todd Scott

5.0

This series is awfully good. Scott is immensely skilled and this, his second novel, is even better than his first (which was excellent in its own right). The POV shifts regularly without being jarring, and Scott allows his characters to have their secrets, correctly assuming that his readers will be patient enough to accept uncertainty as they wait for the story to play out. Along somewhat similar likes, something at which he is particularly good is giving even the worst of his characters humanity. We're often able to see inside their heads and learn a little about them and, even as we despise them, we have an uncomfortable understanding of why they are who they are, and why they've made the choices they have.

Honestly, I feel like I'm basically going to say the same thing everything Scott writes. These books are great, and whether or not you're into stories about border towns and law enforcement, they're worth savoring.