I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.
I took a chance on this book as the
premise sounded interesting to me. I found myself engrossed and reading 200
pages in a day. I was literally trying to figure out how things tied together
as it seemed disjointed in the beginning, but then it finally clicked and I had
that a-ha moment … you know the one, where everything ties together and you
finally “get” it. There are quite a few smaller stories intermixed with the
main one.
Sedgewick Medallions are given to
“heroes” throughout the U.S. The medallions represent acts of heroism, which
are carefully vetted. One such person who vets for Sedgewick is Jake Ockham.
Jake has also returned home to Centralia to work at his Aunt Clara’s local
newspaper; his dad happens to be in the area as well. (Check out that
backstory, the one between Clara and Roger, Jake’s dad.) Jake is minding his
own affairs when a medallion comes up for sale; this is almost unheard of. The
thing is … the asking price was way too low. While this is going on, a new
doctor comes to town, Tina Doctorow. (Check out her story!) She has ties to the
community that run far deeper than anything Jake was expecting.
Essentially, some medallion winners go
missing. Sedgewick doesn’t want to get involved. Jake chases the story with the
help of Erik to find an answer that he wasn’t expecting, where the past and
present collide in what Jake, as a reporter, searches for - the truth.
I will warn readers, however, this
book is not for the faint of heart. The descriptions of what happens to some
folks is quite realistic, to those who may be more sensitive. I suspect, if it
was cast right, this would make for a good movie, creepy, but good.
Purchase Links:
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Thank so much for the review! This one sounds like such a great book!
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