A review by dankeohane
Mountain Home by Bracken MacLeod

4.0

This small novel was gripping from start to finish. The action kicked in right away, and did not let up until the end. And it's a good, original plot - the plight of innocent, and not so innocent, survivors of a sniper attack on a remote diner. The writing is expert and taught, moving the action along while building a world the reader can see. What makes Mountain Home work above everything else, though, are the characters. MacLeod has a true gift for drawing real, flesh and blood people. He makes you like - or hate - them on their merits. When the reader is invested in the characters, they can't help but be there in the muck with them, and the suspense gets ratcheted up quite a few notches. This is my first time reading a Bracken MacLeod book, but won't be my last. Nice job.