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Summary: CHILLING
Review: Silly me...I read this and it's follow-up (Vapor Trail), not realizing they were a series. So now I have to go back and read THE PRICE OF BLOOD and THE BIG LAW. However, even though starting here, Logan has certainly created some interesting characters in Phil Broker and his assorted buddies, especially Merryweather who has of all things..AN OSTRICH FARM! But...there is one heck of a scene in which this ostrich helps our hero out, and it is awesome!
This has an original plot, and it reminds me so much of such early thrillers as "Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Body Heat." Miss Jolene Sommer is one piece of work. The characters of Earl, Jolene's ex-stud, Miles the lawyer and Allan the doctor are also very well developed. Of course, Hank Sommer comes across very sympathetic, too, as he watches the people around him plot his demise.
Broker is a fun, no-nonsense hero, and since I haven't truly met his wife, Nina, I couldn't relate well to his marital plight...but what the heck??
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK..HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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Summary: First Logan novel.
Review: This is my frst Chuck Logan novel and I have to say it will not be my last! Starting with a very exciting camping / canoe trip to supposed murder, this haunted ex-cop with a world of problems of his own goes on to win out in the very cold Minnasota winter. Good story telling!

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Summary: 3.5 Stars
Review: This was my first Chuck Logan book, and I could sense that I was missing out on a lot of background story. I really liked how the book started out so fast-paced and intense, and kept it up for about the first 100 pages. And overall, I found the plot to be interesting and enjoyable, and the characters relatively interesting and well-rounded. I guess my only confusion was the relative lack of any moral barometer in the main character, Phil Broker. We are told he has a wife and young daughter, but then he spends much of the book pretty much going back and forth between 2 other women. I definitely felt like I was missing something that might explain his behavior. Including ostriches in the plot was interesting. And being from the Mpls./St. Paul area, it was kinda fun to actually know some of the towns/roads/areas he mentions in the book.