Review: A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
I loved this story. It takes place in Alaska where 3 men (middle aged best friends) find unusual circumstances in and around a cabin on a remote river, Moose Jaw Creek, north of Fairbanks. The story covers the hand building of a cabin by Gus, an engineer, with lots of help from Haywood (a veterinarian in Fairbanks). Gus intends to live there on his own until winter makes him leave for more civilized and warmer climes. While there he experiences some unexplainable paranormal events and falls in love with a mysterious woman that no one else can see. Late in the story Hard Case, a retired crime scene investigator, becomes involved.This is one of the best written books I have read. There is some action but most of it covers the interaction and dialogue between the men. At no time was I bored or wanting the action to begin/continue. The conversations are very realistic and you get to know these men fairly well to the point I wished I could meet them in person.There is a sequel, The Moose Jaw II, which I got for free but after reading some of the reviews I decided I wanted to read the first book for which I paid and it was well worth the 99 cents. However I liked the first book a little more than the sequel. Mr. Delany belongs in the same company as many of the other authors who rate 5 stars for their work including but not limited to: Hugh Howey (Wool), Charlie Huston (the Hank Thompson trilogy), and Blake Crouch (Abandon, et al).This book along with the books of the above named authors is wonderfully free of the grammer, vocabulary, punctuation errors found in so many self published ebooks. I recommend it to anyone who wants a good read.