Suspense

This was a fun, fascinating and well-written murder mystery, with one of the murders having occurred 40 years before the current time. And the book featured a very well-done description and narrative of issues faced by an adopted person who learns in mid-life some shocking things about his birth parents, things that led to his adoption. ( )

I rounded up to 4 stars because I'm a John Lescroart fan boy, and I've read all or most of the books in this series, so I know the characters and this filled in a lot of background for one of the lesser-known regulars, the investigator used by Dismas Hardy.

The story was fairly interesting, including a tie-in with Jim Jones and his group, but by itself, the story wasn't that exciting. Only the characters and the writing of John Lescroart made it interesting.

I'd recommend reading the first two book in the series first so you'll know all the players. If you already read them, then you will want to read this one regardless of what I say. ( )

This book is definitely not as good as any of the Dismas Hardy series, but still a good read. Wyatt is a good character, and I like the psychological angle this book takes around his background and how he copes with it. The crime, and what we learn regarding its protagonist in this case, is pretty thin and not a really satisfying conclusion for the story. I ended up at four stars based on how much I really like Lescroart in general and first two thirds of the book, which is pretty exciting. ( )

Hunt investigates remote death of mother, miscellaneous others, Jim Jones and his still-living henchmen. Enjoyable despite several inexplicable plot jumps.
See one tired mom's review for plot details. ( )