Finally got around to reading the third thriller from the "Richard & Judy Book Club" and once again this was from an author that I am familiar with. I have previously read The Wych Elm & In The Woods both of which were good novels. In fact this novel reminded me of The Wych Elm as the author builds a world into which the reader is drawn long before any kind of mystery appears.
In this case the move by Cal Hooper a former Chicago cop to the backwoods of the Irish Republic builds a picture of a rural way of life that allows the scene to be set for the inevitable disappearance and possible murder. There's plenty of village characters to meet. The dodgy farmer next door, another who thinks aliens are maiming his sheep, the nosy shopkeeper and a local eligible lady.
Did I mention puppies? It's all there are Trey appears on Cal's doorstep wanting something but keeping a distance until one day kid asks Cal to use his skills to trace a missing brother. At first reticent the retired cop muses and decides to help leading to local secrets being exposed and some dodgy characters are encountered.
Trey comes from a local troublesome family and Brendan is one of those Irishmen who thinks he's got the gift of the gab as they say as he tries to better his life before disappearing. What has Brendan done. Where has he gone. This book weaves a mystery in a village that keeps the reader gripped to the very end.
Rating: 5 Stars
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