Review: Good but needs work
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
Review: First of all  let me say I love the title of this book. The story of an investigative reporter from New York coming to a small Texas town for his cousins funeral is a story that caught my attention from the beginning. Charlie smelled something rotten from the start as too many questions were left unanswered by the authorities. I liked getting to know what made Charlie tick. I did have trouble with the writing style .  It would have been a much better book if it would have showed more and told less.The character of Ann was so inconsistent I really didn't feel like she even needed to be in the book at all. If the author thought a love interest was needed he could have done much better. The story was derailed a few times by the addition of unneeded people like Lisa and her wedding.  Again the editing in this book left something to be desired. This gets a three star.