Review: Awesome book! Great characters and non-stop action.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2012
I loved this book! The two main (good) characters were awesome. Mattie is a kick ass FBI agent who doesn't take shit from anyone- even the disgusting racists in the small town she is sent to to investigate a crime. Seeing as she is black, female, and investigating things the townsfolk would rather keep quiet, and this being in the deep south, many people have it in for her. I sure hope places like this don't still exist today, the racism was despicable. But if anyone can handle themselves, it's Maggie. And when she feels there is more to the original crime then it seems, no matter how much she is warned off she doesn't stop until she gets to the bottom of everything going down in this crooked town. She makes a good friend along the way, and I loved his character as well- the town vet who didn't grow up there and doesn't agree with the local prejudices- even willing to put himself at risk to help her as he begins to care about her deeply. Lots of shady characters lead to a good whodunit, with lots of twists and turns. I will definitely be reading this author again.