This is the first book I’ve read by this author, book 7 in
the Sheriff Hank Worth series. It seems these can also be read as standalones,
but the characters’ personalities are well developed so I suspect reading this
series in order might not be a bad idea.
Sheriff Hank Worth – he’s not just dealing with the crime at
hand, he’s dealing with a couple of home situations that are totally relatable.
They involve his wife (Maggie), his children, and his father-in-law. There’s a
deeper story there, which makes me think book 6 would be a good one to pick up
for a better understanding.
Maggie, Hank’s wife – she works in the ER so every time a
case comes through the ER doors, she has to admonish Hank.
Sam – Hank calls him his young pup. He’ll be a good
investigator one day. And his girlfriend Brenna.
And my favorite character … Sheila. She works with Hank,
she’s supposed to be his partner but it seems she outranks him, at least that
was my take. There’s more to Sheila’s story as she walks around with a limp and
sometimes a bad attitude, but her sense of humor … that is something I
appreciated throughout this tale. She just drops these comments that are so
spot on, she gave me a chuckle or two.
There is some history in the telling of this tale that
involves Alf Bolin and what happened at what is called Murder Rocks. These
rocks are now located on the Fackrells’ land, their family having been there
for quite a long time. There’s a podcast. There are treasure hunters. There are
crimes involved which is where Hank, Sheila, and Sam come in. There are
innocent folks, guilty folks, and just a lot of things happening throughout the
solving of the crimes. There are some backstories that include the Worth family,
Sheila’s limp, and of course the podcast owner.
I liked all these tidbits of individual stories laced
together, coupled with Sheila’s sense of humor, to get to the end result. I
kind of figured out the whodunnit but I wasn’t sure of the why or the how. I’d
be interested in reading more of Hank and Sheila’s adventures.
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Thanks so much for sharing, nice review! Glad you liked it. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed Throwing Shadows--and that you liked Sheila!
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