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Josie Gray Mysteries #3
Wrecked
Police Chief Josie Gray is living every cop’s worst nightmare: a murder suspect who she knows personally. Even worse, it’s her longtime boyfriend, Dillon Reese. Dillon’s secretary has been murdered, and now Dillon’s disappeared. Josie has no choice but to relinquish the investigation, giving up control of a case that matters more than any other. As suspicions split the department, Josie struggles with her choices on the night she last saw Dillon. If she had acted on her instincts, would the innocent woman still be alive? Unable to stay on the sidelines, Josie investigates on her own terms - and uncovers a plot that could bring the killer millions. Now she must make a choice between her oath as an officer and her personal desire to get revenge.
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June 29, 2021
4 stars for a welcome addition to this police procedural series set in the remote Texas border with Mexico. I started reading this series 6 years ago when I won book 4 in the series, Firebreak I enjoyed it and have been reading the series in order since then. This is book 3 in the series. In this book, Dillon Reese, the only accountant in the fictional town of Artemis, Texas, is kidnapped. Josie Gray is the police chief of the 3 person force. She is in a relationship with Dillon. Dillon's secretary, Christina Handley, is found shot dead in his office.
There are several elements in this book:
The murder of Christina
Kidnapping of Dillon
Involvement of the Medrano drug cartel
A local shady junkyard dealer in wrecked cars
Josie, Otto Podowski and Marta Cruz are the 3 Artemis officers. They do solve the case, with help from the FBI, Sheriff Roy Martinez and a private hostage negotiator, hired by Josie.
If you like strong woman characters as found in books by Sue Grafton, Nevada Barr and Linda Castillo, then you will enjoy this series. Both my wife and I like this series.
One quote: "Forest Glen Apartments was located on a downtown street, three blocks over from the county courthouse, with one small pine tree at the center of a grassy strip in front of the complex. The building was a one-story stucco, painted a garish blue, with the eight apartment doors painted Pepto-Bismol pink."
I read this library book in 3 days. I had to get it through inter library loan, which was shut down for a while last year during the Covid crisis.
There are several elements in this book:
The murder of Christina
Kidnapping of Dillon
Involvement of the Medrano drug cartel
A local shady junkyard dealer in wrecked cars
Josie, Otto Podowski and Marta Cruz are the 3 Artemis officers. They do solve the case, with help from the FBI, Sheriff Roy Martinez and a private hostage negotiator, hired by Josie.
If you like strong woman characters as found in books by Sue Grafton, Nevada Barr and Linda Castillo, then you will enjoy this series. Both my wife and I like this series.
One quote: "Forest Glen Apartments was located on a downtown street, three blocks over from the county courthouse, with one small pine tree at the center of a grassy strip in front of the complex. The building was a one-story stucco, painted a garish blue, with the eight apartment doors painted Pepto-Bismol pink."
I read this library book in 3 days. I had to get it through inter library loan, which was shut down for a while last year during the Covid crisis.
March 31, 2017
Wrecked by Tricia Fields
Josie Gray series Book #3
3.5 Stars
From The Book:
Police Chief Josie Gray is living every cop's worst nightmare: a murder suspect who she knows personally. Even worse, it's her longtime boyfriend, Dillon Reese. Dillon's secretary has been murdered, and now Dillon's disappeared. Josie has no choice but to relinquish the investigation, giving up control of a case that matters more than any other. As suspicions split the department, Josie struggles with her choices on the night she last saw Dillon.
If she had acted on her instincts, would the innocent woman still be alive? Unable to stay on the sidelines, Josie investigates on her own terms - and uncovers a plot that could bring the killer millions. Now she must make a choice between her oath as an officer and her personal desire to get revenge.
My Thoughts:
This was the first book I've read by this author and while it's not the type of mystery & suspense book I usually read...it was a a well written story that contained a well thought out plot. It wasn't cozy by any means but it wasn't a physiological thriller either...just somewhere in between. One of the things that appealed to me was that you never really guessed the "bad guy" or exactly why things happened the way they did although there was plenty of clues along the way and I had fun trying. The story and the characters were believable. Josie acts like a real person with real problems and dreams and even the "bad guys" come in shades of gray.
Josie Gray series Book #3
3.5 Stars
From The Book:
Police Chief Josie Gray is living every cop's worst nightmare: a murder suspect who she knows personally. Even worse, it's her longtime boyfriend, Dillon Reese. Dillon's secretary has been murdered, and now Dillon's disappeared. Josie has no choice but to relinquish the investigation, giving up control of a case that matters more than any other. As suspicions split the department, Josie struggles with her choices on the night she last saw Dillon.
If she had acted on her instincts, would the innocent woman still be alive? Unable to stay on the sidelines, Josie investigates on her own terms - and uncovers a plot that could bring the killer millions. Now she must make a choice between her oath as an officer and her personal desire to get revenge.
My Thoughts:
This was the first book I've read by this author and while it's not the type of mystery & suspense book I usually read...it was a a well written story that contained a well thought out plot. It wasn't cozy by any means but it wasn't a physiological thriller either...just somewhere in between. One of the things that appealed to me was that you never really guessed the "bad guy" or exactly why things happened the way they did although there was plenty of clues along the way and I had fun trying. The story and the characters were believable. Josie acts like a real person with real problems and dreams and even the "bad guys" come in shades of gray.
June 22, 2014
In Wrecked, the third book in the Josie Gray mystery series, Dillon Reese, the accountant boyfriend of chief of police Josie Gray is kidnapped and his secretary is murdered. Left behind is an odd Santa Muerte pendant and a mystery. Why was Dillon and his secretary targeted? Because Josie is dating Dillon, she appoints Otto, another officer to run the investigation, but it chafes. The Santa Muerte medal leads the officers to suspect a Mexican connection. Josie, however, suspects that there is something else going on because she had a run in with a Mexican cartel in an earlier book.
The investigation leads to Wally Follet, the owner of a junkyard on the border of Mexico, who the feds suspect has been smuggling stolen cars into Mexico. When she visits, Wally's junkyard, she finds that he is on the run and that his teenage son Nick is all alone there.
Then Josie gets a ransom demand from the cartel, they want $9,000,000 for Dillon. Dilllon is in a bad place and way. It's an absurd sum for him. She does not have that money. Josie has to hire an experienced kidnapping specialist, who uses his expertise to help Josie.
But the cops also think maybe Nick knows something more. Was Wally Follet involved in something else. Nick does finger others ultimately and reveals that his father and has violated the cardinal rule of dealing with a cartel. HE STOLE FROM THEM.
Josie needs to find Wally before the cartel kills Dillon. The key is to work the case, find who were Wally's partners and track them down.
It is an involved mystery and worth a read.
The investigation leads to Wally Follet, the owner of a junkyard on the border of Mexico, who the feds suspect has been smuggling stolen cars into Mexico. When she visits, Wally's junkyard, she finds that he is on the run and that his teenage son Nick is all alone there.
Then Josie gets a ransom demand from the cartel, they want $9,000,000 for Dillon. Dilllon is in a bad place and way. It's an absurd sum for him. She does not have that money. Josie has to hire an experienced kidnapping specialist, who uses his expertise to help Josie.
But the cops also think maybe Nick knows something more. Was Wally Follet involved in something else. Nick does finger others ultimately and reveals that his father and has violated the cardinal rule of dealing with a cartel. HE STOLE FROM THEM.
Josie needs to find Wally before the cartel kills Dillon. The key is to work the case, find who were Wally's partners and track them down.
It is an involved mystery and worth a read.
February 9, 2014
I had never read any of Tricia Fields books...but when I won one of the advanced copie on Goodreads I had to check her out and boy and I glad I did. I wanted to read her other two books so I knew about the characters in this one and I was glad I did each book got better and better and this last one I didn't want to put down. It had you from the first page till the last I highly recommend not only this book but to read all of Tricia Fields books. I'm hooked so I hope she writes fast. Great job Tricia, can't wait for the next one!!
January 30, 2015
Each book in this series just gets better. Dillon, Jessie's significant other, has been kidnapped and his secretary has been murdered. The kidnappers want $9 million dollars for his return. Josie and the members of her department is moving fast to try to figure out who has him before the kidnappers change their minds and kill him. On the front of the book Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series, says that Tricia Fields is a new voice in western fiction (I'm paraphrasing that). I enjoy these books -- they have enough characters to keep it interesting, the plots don't drag, and, well, I really like all the descriptions about West Texas.
I am looking forward to her next book that comes out in 2015.
I am looking forward to her next book that comes out in 2015.
January 10, 2022
Josie’s boyfriend is kidnapped by the Mexican cartel and Josie has to figure out a complicated crime before she can save him.
August 26, 2023
In this story someone close to Josie is kidnapped. She suspects that the cartel, looming just across the border and always a threat to her and her community, is involved. The story is intense, and certainly kept my interest. I like the continuing character development that this author builds into the plot.
February 3, 2023
The initial chapter misleads you into thinking this is going to be more internal conflict between Josie, COP of Artemis, and her chauvinist boss, the mayor over his stalking a waitress and wanting the paperwork from a complaint to go away. That quickly changes when Josie’s boyfriend goes missing and the next morning Josie discovers his secretary murdered at his office. Of course it’s the cartel across the Rio Grande. There’s a ransom. FBI gets involved. Surprising local connections. Lots of action. A good series of life in a small town on the border that deserves more readership.
June 5, 2014
Bring on number 4! Josie Fields is a new force in fictional crime fighting. This episode is so personal as her lover, Dillon, is kidnapped. Otto, her fellow police officer, is smart and dear at the same time. The only criticism I have is that the male characters are mostly multi-dimensional, the female ones (other than Josie) not so much. Interesting look at the money laundering business of the drug cartels and completely credible.
August 16, 2016
This murder mystery is a completely adequate police procedural with a variety of characters: compassionate capable cops and stupid evil criminals and various supporting persons. But it did not keep my interest or seem thrilling. As the descriptions went deep and wide, the sense of personality and intrigue and location flattened out. Too many words.
March 11, 2014
I love west Texas and I can see and feel and even smell it when I read the books by Tricia Fields. I have enjoyed all three but I think that this book gave me a chance to see the characters in a bigger way. I am looking forward to more.
July 22, 2014
This series just keeps getting better and better. Josie is a wonderful character who readers will care about. The country along the west Texas border with Mexico adds much depth to the stories. Anyone who likes the Craig Johnson "Longmire" series should try this series. Well done.
January 10, 2015
Loved the interplay between characters
Very good mystery
Have to read the rest of the series
Very good mystery
Have to read the rest of the series
September 22, 2022
"Wrecked", third in the Sheriff Josie Gray series, sees her accountant boyfriend, Dillon, kidnapped and his secretary murdered.
The kidnappers demand a ransom of $9 million - it's an odd amount and one which has already appeared in the series.
Yep! The Medrano drug cartel want their money back.
The murder scene, however, makes no sense. Why would a drug cartel only take an alphabetical selection of Dillon's files? And the murder seems to have been committed by an amateur.
The missing files lead to local businessman, Wally Follett, who is facing federal charges for smuggling across the Mexican border. He has disappeared and the cartel is forcing his son to remain in the junkyard until Wally surfaces.
And, in a subplot that may re-surface later, Josie's enemy the Mayor is facing accusations of stalking a local woman.
With little or nothing to work with Josie enlists the help of an expert in hostage resolution.
There's a lot happening in "Wrecked", not least the effect the kidnapping has on Josie, but everything comes together in a believable manner by the end.
It's another solid addition to the series.
4 Stars.
The kidnappers demand a ransom of $9 million - it's an odd amount and one which has already appeared in the series.
Yep! The Medrano drug cartel want their money back.
The murder scene, however, makes no sense. Why would a drug cartel only take an alphabetical selection of Dillon's files? And the murder seems to have been committed by an amateur.
The missing files lead to local businessman, Wally Follett, who is facing federal charges for smuggling across the Mexican border. He has disappeared and the cartel is forcing his son to remain in the junkyard until Wally surfaces.
And, in a subplot that may re-surface later, Josie's enemy the Mayor is facing accusations of stalking a local woman.
With little or nothing to work with Josie enlists the help of an expert in hostage resolution.
There's a lot happening in "Wrecked", not least the effect the kidnapping has on Josie, but everything comes together in a believable manner by the end.
It's another solid addition to the series.
4 Stars.
March 14, 2022
These novels are easy to read -- the literary equivalent to comfort food. I've read this one and Scratchgravel Road, and although I'm not chomping at the bit to complete the series, I've enjoyed them fine enough and may do so.
Fields conjures the remote Texas border town perfectly, and in both novels I really felt present in the town, with its desert heat and gossiping townsfolk. Our protagonist's relationships with the supporting characters add to the story.
The writing is occasionally cheesy, and I wasn't too worried about the matter at hand playing out unfairly. The pacing is inconsistent, which decreases the feeling of suspense. In fact, I skimmed approximately a dozen pages in total, throughout the novel. Any time Josie's meandering anxiety took off, or patches of inactivity cropped up - I just straight up flipped the pages until something else came up.
However, if you like a crime/mystery, and a setting that feels real, then you may want to check out this series. I'd say it falls into the "beach read" genre.
Fields conjures the remote Texas border town perfectly, and in both novels I really felt present in the town, with its desert heat and gossiping townsfolk. Our protagonist's relationships with the supporting characters add to the story.
The writing is occasionally cheesy, and I wasn't too worried about the matter at hand playing out unfairly. The pacing is inconsistent, which decreases the feeling of suspense. In fact, I skimmed approximately a dozen pages in total, throughout the novel. Any time Josie's meandering anxiety took off, or patches of inactivity cropped up - I just straight up flipped the pages until something else came up.
However, if you like a crime/mystery, and a setting that feels real, then you may want to check out this series. I'd say it falls into the "beach read" genre.
August 27, 2020
My first book by this author.
Josie Gray is the Chief of Police in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border. She is in a long standing relationship with an accountant in town, Dylan.
One evening, Dylan fails to turn up at a friend’s home to meet Josie. The text from him seems rather oddly brusque but Josie dismisses her concerns and goes home alone. The next morning she discovers Dylan’s secretary murdered in the office and Dylan is missing.
The plot then moves forward and has some links to a previous case. The writing is well done and the characters are interesting.
I would read another in the series.
Josie Gray is the Chief of Police in a small town on the Texas/Mexico border. She is in a long standing relationship with an accountant in town, Dylan.
One evening, Dylan fails to turn up at a friend’s home to meet Josie. The text from him seems rather oddly brusque but Josie dismisses her concerns and goes home alone. The next morning she discovers Dylan’s secretary murdered in the office and Dylan is missing.
The plot then moves forward and has some links to a previous case. The writing is well done and the characters are interesting.
I would read another in the series.
August 26, 2022
Good book. Another good crime fiction author
September 4, 2024
I wanted to like this series but it’s too tedious and boring.
August 29, 2025
Best of the series so far!
April 19, 2014
The series that began with the award winning, The Territory, and continued in Scratchgravel Road, continues in the recently released Wrecked. While this novel could be read as a standalone, because of the numerous references to the two prior books scattered throughout this novel, readers who have read the earlier works will appreciate this one more. Some of those references are clear spoilers for the prior books.
Deep in southwest Texas in the Big Bend region lays the small town of Artemis, Texas. A small border town where folks struggle to survive despite the economy of the region as well as the violence that occasionally spills across the border into Texas. Chief of Police Josie Gray knows firsthand about the violence that comes across the border and might prefer that to local politics.
The idea that Mayor Steve Moss would show up at her door one morning at 6:30 am is something she has never had to contemplate before. This spring morning he has arrived unannounced and she is less than thrilled to see him no matter what he wants. She has been Chief of Police for six years now and their mutual distrust has steadily grown. According to the Mayor, a local woman by the name of Roxanne Spar, went to one of the officer the night before and filed some sort of harassment/stalking charge on Moss. Not only does Chief Gray know nothing about the case or the charge, Moss thinks she should destroy all the paperwork on the case because he said to do it. That won't happen under Gray's watch and the Mayor should have known that.
Of course, Moss should not have put himself in to a position that a woman could accuse him of wrong doing. If he wasn’t smart enough to know that as Mayor, he should have known that as a married man. For Chief Gray Moss’s problems at home and politically are going to become nearly meaningless as in a few hours her boyfriend, Dillon Reese, will disappear.
The next seven days are a nightmare for Chief Gray as she has to take a backseat in the investigation and search for Dillon. Haunted by her actions in the early hours when she wasn't aware he was missing, she can't do much of anything as the days pass and Dillon remains in the clutches of the kidnappers. Having to step aside and let others run things their way is a role guaranteed to drive her crazy if her own emotions about the events don't make her snap first.
The latest in the series from author Tricia Fields is a good read. While the previous books were more police procedural oriented, this one is considerably more psychological suspense as it shifts through the various character viewpoints. Of course the police work is still present, but the primary focus is on what Dillon’s disappearance does to Chief Gray and others as well as what being kidnapped does to Dillon. Guilt, rage, and angst are the main components for all in differing amounts as the case drags on day after day with no easy answers. Despite the occasionally travelogue feel to the series, the reads are complex and feature realistic characters and multiple interesting storylines. As noted, this is one of those series best read in order from the beginning.
Wrecked
Tricia Fields
http://www.triciafields.com
Minotaur Books (Thomas Dunne Book)
http://www.minotaurbooks.com
2014
ISBN# 978-1-250-02137-3
Hardback (also available in e-book and audio)
320 Pages
$29.99
Material supplied the good folks of the Plano Texas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
Deep in southwest Texas in the Big Bend region lays the small town of Artemis, Texas. A small border town where folks struggle to survive despite the economy of the region as well as the violence that occasionally spills across the border into Texas. Chief of Police Josie Gray knows firsthand about the violence that comes across the border and might prefer that to local politics.
The idea that Mayor Steve Moss would show up at her door one morning at 6:30 am is something she has never had to contemplate before. This spring morning he has arrived unannounced and she is less than thrilled to see him no matter what he wants. She has been Chief of Police for six years now and their mutual distrust has steadily grown. According to the Mayor, a local woman by the name of Roxanne Spar, went to one of the officer the night before and filed some sort of harassment/stalking charge on Moss. Not only does Chief Gray know nothing about the case or the charge, Moss thinks she should destroy all the paperwork on the case because he said to do it. That won't happen under Gray's watch and the Mayor should have known that.
Of course, Moss should not have put himself in to a position that a woman could accuse him of wrong doing. If he wasn’t smart enough to know that as Mayor, he should have known that as a married man. For Chief Gray Moss’s problems at home and politically are going to become nearly meaningless as in a few hours her boyfriend, Dillon Reese, will disappear.
The next seven days are a nightmare for Chief Gray as she has to take a backseat in the investigation and search for Dillon. Haunted by her actions in the early hours when she wasn't aware he was missing, she can't do much of anything as the days pass and Dillon remains in the clutches of the kidnappers. Having to step aside and let others run things their way is a role guaranteed to drive her crazy if her own emotions about the events don't make her snap first.
The latest in the series from author Tricia Fields is a good read. While the previous books were more police procedural oriented, this one is considerably more psychological suspense as it shifts through the various character viewpoints. Of course the police work is still present, but the primary focus is on what Dillon’s disappearance does to Chief Gray and others as well as what being kidnapped does to Dillon. Guilt, rage, and angst are the main components for all in differing amounts as the case drags on day after day with no easy answers. Despite the occasionally travelogue feel to the series, the reads are complex and feature realistic characters and multiple interesting storylines. As noted, this is one of those series best read in order from the beginning.
Wrecked
Tricia Fields
http://www.triciafields.com
Minotaur Books (Thomas Dunne Book)
http://www.minotaurbooks.com
2014
ISBN# 978-1-250-02137-3
Hardback (also available in e-book and audio)
320 Pages
$29.99
Material supplied the good folks of the Plano Texas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2014
December 21, 2024
I chose to listen to an Audiobook version of “Wrecked” instead of reading a physical book, as I’m still working in the school system and usually exhausted. While listening, I realized that The Territory series should be read in order, and I aimed to do that after this book was finished.
In this book, Josie must solve two missing persons cases as well as a murder. It doesn’t help that one of the missing persons is her partner. She stops at nothing to get her partner back, especially once the police force finds out that both missing persons are connected to a federal case - the first man running from the FBI, and her partner in possession of information the FBI needs. We see Josie’s struggle to maintain her self-reliance while being desperate to get Dillon back, which gives the readers a glimpse into her past: how her family fell apart, how she and her mother survived, and why she ultimately left Indiana for West Texas. We also get to see a lot of characters develop through the story, such as Otto and his wife, Dillon, and a few more.
This addition to the Josie Gray mysteries is highly worth the read, and I’m excited to go back to read book 1, as well as read books 4 through 7 in the new year.
In this book, Josie must solve two missing persons cases as well as a murder. It doesn’t help that one of the missing persons is her partner. She stops at nothing to get her partner back, especially once the police force finds out that both missing persons are connected to a federal case - the first man running from the FBI, and her partner in possession of information the FBI needs. We see Josie’s struggle to maintain her self-reliance while being desperate to get Dillon back, which gives the readers a glimpse into her past: how her family fell apart, how she and her mother survived, and why she ultimately left Indiana for West Texas. We also get to see a lot of characters develop through the story, such as Otto and his wife, Dillon, and a few more.
This addition to the Josie Gray mysteries is highly worth the read, and I’m excited to go back to read book 1, as well as read books 4 through 7 in the new year.
February 11, 2014
Tricia Fields in her new book, "Wrecked", has given us an understanding of many of the dangers encountered by men and women in law enforcement in Southwest Texas.
The city police chief, Josie, and her lover become pawns in a war between a drug cartel and an associate who commits the death-dealing act of embezzling millions of dollars from the cartel. No one wants to talk, certainly not those involved. A necklace with a religious symbol seems to fit somewhere, but chasing down all the possible answers is a difficult task.
One hopes Ms. fields will be writing additional books in the months to come. This one has nearly everything a mystery fan could want .. murder, kidnapping, lying, cheating, stealing, all wrapped up in a grand finale.
The city police chief, Josie, and her lover become pawns in a war between a drug cartel and an associate who commits the death-dealing act of embezzling millions of dollars from the cartel. No one wants to talk, certainly not those involved. A necklace with a religious symbol seems to fit somewhere, but chasing down all the possible answers is a difficult task.
One hopes Ms. fields will be writing additional books in the months to come. This one has nearly everything a mystery fan could want .. murder, kidnapping, lying, cheating, stealing, all wrapped up in a grand finale.
December 27, 2015
May be the best yet in Fields' Police Chief Josie Gray series which opened with the award-winning "Territory". "Wrecked" starts fast and keeps a grueling pace as the beleaguered Chief hands off the investigative lead in a murder and kidnapping case to former chief, Otto Podowski, and hostage negotiator Nick Santos. Josie may be sitting second in charge but she hardly takes the back seat as the whole team work together to free Josie's boyfriend, accountant Dillon Reese, and bring him safely back across the US/ Mexico border. Highly recommended.
February 25, 2014
I won this book on Goodreads thank you for picking me.
This book was interesting and enjoyable. The characters were lifelike. The story is about a small Texas town on the mexican border, and its chief of police Josie Gray. Things are happening that they can't explaine .A woman is murdered and Jpsie's boyfriend is kidnapped by the Mexican Cartel. Don't want to tell the whole story, but recommend you read it for yourselves. It is action packed and kept me reading way past my bedtime.
This book was interesting and enjoyable. The characters were lifelike. The story is about a small Texas town on the mexican border, and its chief of police Josie Gray. Things are happening that they can't explaine .A woman is murdered and Jpsie's boyfriend is kidnapped by the Mexican Cartel. Don't want to tell the whole story, but recommend you read it for yourselves. It is action packed and kept me reading way past my bedtime.
September 11, 2015
I'd really like to assign 3 and 1/2 stars. I've enjoyed all of her books, and keep reading them because I like her characters. Josie Gray, the main character and Chief of Police in Artemis, is inspiring. Her challenges are realistic, such as drugs and money crossing the Tex Mex border, as well as working against the bias of an "old boy network." Entertaining and substantive at the same time, Tricia Fields' books are the first I have read in the "Western" genre.
March 17, 2014
I really like this series. I thought this one, the third one in the series, started out a little slow, but definitely lived up to the others by the end. The depiction of the location, a tiny border town in Texas is so interesting. As is the character of Josie, the town sheriff, a strong woman, who nonetheless deals with realistic personal issues.
October 24, 2014
I like the protagonist in this series, a sheriff in a Texas border town--she is smart, brave, and even keeled. She handles her adversarial relationship with the town's mayor, who wants special treatment, in a believable way. The thing that I am not so crazy about is the pervasive presence of Mexican cartels, but maybe that is the reality of border towns in the US.
October 31, 2015
Really, it is more 3.5 stars. This was a pretty good book for a quick read thriller. The description of the bleak West Texas landscape was excellent and the plot itself very good. My main problem with the book is that, once again, the strong female lead was too prone to emotional thinking, too headstrong to move wisely. Annoying. However, though, not bad.
June 12, 2015
3.5 stars
I liked this one. It had been a while since reading the last one in the series, but I was able to get myself back in this little town pretty quickly.
I like the characters, and I loved seeing them again.
I liked this one. It had been a while since reading the last one in the series, but I was able to get myself back in this little town pretty quickly.
I like the characters, and I loved seeing them again.
February 11, 2014
I got this book as a first reads give away. It was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I liked all of the characters and plot and is a book that really sucks you in! I can't wait to go back and read the first two books in the series and am looking forward to more books to come.
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