It's like the Hatfields and the McCoys with a raging inner battle that is about much more than merely land rights. You know the line "Money is at the root of all evil." Don't forget it!!Cassie is a former sheriff investigator with her own private practice. She enjoys being her own boss until one day she's asked to help exonerate a wealthy man who is accused of sexual assault against a young women.
That young woman is no random person as she's his very own 15yo niece Franny.
As the tension escalates CJ Box ratchets up the action with a wild off the hand trucker who is determined to silence Cassie and the crew.
It's after all Bitterroot Mountains a rural area in Montana known for its twisted family roots and larger than life individuals.
The bigger they are the harder they fall has always been my fav quote and that one seems quite fitting here as nobody is above the law.
You know the other quote, "you can run but you can't hide" ....apply that one too!
While not everyone is guilty of a crime, and everyone has due process rights, this is one for the books as Blake the black sheep of the Kleinsassers may truly be innocent.
However, it takes a skilled and determined investigator to unravel the mystery surrounding it all.
I love the name of the one character John Wayne as it fits like a glove but he's no hero in this one.
You know my other fav quote? No? Money talks and BS walks so while the Earth may have plenty of money makers in its wake it also has some truly bad people.
I love how this winds around like a snake in the grass...
Perfect thriller from the Master of his Craft.
Thank you so much CJ Box and his publishers for this ARC copy via Netgalley in exchange for this honest review.
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