Review: Very fun book, fast moving mystery with twists aplenty
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
I blew through Capital Offense like a fast car on I-10 between El Paso and Junction. (No speed limit and no one interested in pulling you over anyway) You should probably read the first book, Last Call, before taking on Capital Offense just so you know who everyone is and what their roles are in relation to each other. This book had more of Bill Travis working alone than in a group and we saw more of Texas in a different light than the first book. I do love a Texas author who not only knows our state, but has actually spent some time on the roads traveling around the state and George Wier has evidently done that. Loved the idea of the Marfa lights being sort of a spiritual thing as opposed to some alien conspiracy!As someone who has spent many years living in the deep West Texas deserts & mountains, I tend to cast a withering eye on writers who tell stories that involve the Marfa/Alpine/Fort Stockton areas. I can spot an author who has never been down there in just a few sentences and one who does their research via the internet alone is discovered and labeled ridiculous immediately. NOT the case with George Wier at all. His Bill Travis series is dead on accurate with regard to Texas and her highways, people and our peculiar behavior - and that is a very good thing! Capital Offense was correct and made me homesick for the Rio Grande. The mystery was good and the twists came at breakneck pace. I'm on my way to read the third book in the series!