Maggie's life is
falling apart. She lives with Cole and their son, Hunter, in Crooked
River, Florida, but Cole is becoming increasingly violent. He works
for Teddy Mink, the local drug lord, as a mule and is more and more
caught up in the brutal side of the business.
Dieter comes to
town. He's drifting. Taking a room at the rundown hotel, he wanders
around the town making friends, but not giving away his secrets.
Maggie, Cole, and
Dieter intersect in a drama that changes their lives.
If you enjoy
character driven books with a southern background, you may like this
book. Once you get into the novel the complex plot unfolds, but it's
not an easy book to get into. Dieter is a very withdrawn character.
We know he has secrets, but following him around for pages can become
tedious.
Maggie's scenes are
more action oriented, but aside from the opening, it takes awhile to get to them. Cole,
likewise, has scenes that push the action. Eventually, we do find out
what is troubling Dieter, but it takes time.
Personally, I like
to connect with the characters up front, particularly in a character
driven novel. Because of Dieter's withdrawn personality, I found this
difficult to do and when the plot takes time to develop, it's hard to
stay with the book.
The writing is good
and the descriptions of the small town are well done. However, I
can't recommend this book unless you want a very leisurely start to a
somewhat predictable plot.
I received this book
from PR by the Book for this review.
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