Library's review
My first ROOT of the year. I have read the first couple of books in Box's Joe Pickett series, but this is a standalone suspense/thriller about some rogue L.A. cops who retire to Idaho with their ill-begotten gains and proceed to wreak havoc on the rural community. It's very well-written, but I've
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apparently gone soft in my old age as I no longer like reading books that put kids in jeopardy, especially from the opening pages through to the end of the book. But I liked that there was no neatly wrapped up happy ending for everyone. No one comes out unscathed in this one, not even the good guys, but it still felt like a satisfying wrap-up. Show Less
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A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother go on the run in the woods of North Idaho, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder--four men who know exactly who William and Annie are, and who know exactly where their desperate mother is waiting for news of her children's fate. Retired cops from Los Angeles, the killers easily persuade the inexperienced sheriff to let them lead the search for the missing children. William and Annie's unexpected savior comes in the form of an old-school rancher teetering on the brink of foreclosure.--From publisher description.
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Audie Award (Finalist — Thriller/Suspense — 2009)
Edgar Award (Nominee — Novel — 2009)
RUSA CODES Reading List (Winner — 2009)
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2007-12-20