From the Black Hills

by Judy Troy

The summer before he is due to begin college, Mike Newlin's life is turned upside down when his father shoots to death his young receptionist and then vanishes, leaving Mike and his mother struggling to sort through their shock, grief, and the reactions of the community

Genres: Fiction

340 pages, Hardcover

First published June 7, 1999

Reviews

[George Christie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Made it to page 100 then gave up. Cardboard cutout characters revolving around a murder that's impossible to care about. Annoying focus on sex every couple of pages. Read last five pages just to see if I was going to miss something. Nope.

[Heather Engberg · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to read this book because it was based in South Dakota. I had to push myself to finish this book. The characters had no depth and the writing was very lackluster.

[Kayleen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Picked it because South Dakota, but that’s about the only thing this book has going for it.

[Carol Stanley-Snow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an odd story. Don't get me wrong, it kept my attention and it was a good read.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

The father in this book was not a nice man. I thought it was a good story.

[Mia Siegert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely tragic and gut wrenching story, somewhat coming of age. A lot of weighty themes and issues are surrounded, and for a parent to put their kid in a situation like this... wow. Amazing.

[Jackie Trimble · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have rated it higher, but it was too heartbreaking.