4.5 stars.

In Voodoo Ridge, David Freed's struggling flight instructor and occasional investigator Cordell Logan's involvement in a sixty year old mystery becomes deeply personal when his ex-wife and current love interest, Savannah, is kidnapped. Frantic to rescue Savannah before it is too late, Logan is coerced into delivering a mysterious package but a staggering revelation leads to an agonizing moral dilemma.

A shocking announcement at the end of Fang's Out results in a surprising reconciliation for Logan and Savannah. However, just as they are about to take the next step in their relationship, Logan's discovery of a downed aircraft puts him in the middle of a search and rescue effort. The decades old mystery surrounding the wreckage is quickly complicated by a recent murder at the crash site and investigators have barely begun probing the case, when Savannah goes missing. Logan quickly begins his desperate search not only for Savannah but the truth about long ago events.

The stakes are incredibly high as Logan digs for answers about the plane crash and its now missing cargo. His search for Savannah yields no viable evidence but he determinedly pursues all leads. His investigation into the mystery of the wrecked plane runs into a dead end and he turns his attention to the present as he looks into the current murder. Logan's despair and anxiety over Savannah's kidnapping drive his attempts to solve both past and present crimes but will his efforts culminate with her safe release?

This third installment of the series proves to be the most emotional as Logan anxiously tries to discover Savannah's whereabouts. It is also the most revealing as he looks back on both his childhood and his former career in covert ops. Logan poignantly reminisces about his
marriage and his unwavering love for Savannah, but he also acknowledges the secrecy about his career led to the destruction of their marriage. Logan's struggle to reconcile his violent past with Buddhist philosophy is ongoing and his personal desires are often in a conflict with Buddha's teachings.

Voodoo Ridge is full of unexpected twists and turns and again, the killer's motives and identity are cleverly concealed until the novel's dramatic conclusion. This intriguing and compelling addition to the Cordell Logan series will leave fans very curious to see what David Freed is planning next for our gruff but lovable hero. ( )

I enjoyed the first book in this series, read when I was in the mood for something light and quick. I enjoyed the second one, just a bit less. And I still enjoy reading about flying. This one, involving a downed plane and the kidnapping of our protagonist's ex-wife, was good but not great, not enough to set it apart from the first two. Still, I'll probably continue to read the series. ( )

This is the third book in the Cordell Logan series. I have not read the other two novels, but will certainly do so soon! Logan and his ex-wife are planning to remarry, so as they are in-flight to their wedding destination they see plane wreckage. After they land they get involved in the rescue of the plane and anything or anyone in it. Being that the plane was lost 60 years ago is one part of the mystery, the fresh corpse near the wreckage. A very intensely moving story that was hard to put down. ( )

The non-stop tale of Mr. Freed's character, Cordell Logan, who flies himself and his ex-wife to Tahoe to remarry upon learning that she is pregnant. On the way, he thinks he see the wreckage of a plane crash. The investigation of this crash and the contents of the downed plane are the cause for the rest of the story. Logan is trying to endure his life now with a Buddhist outlook, but finds his calm shattered by the events of the "secret" surrounding the crashed plane. I really enjoyed this quick read, it is well written and full of action. My thanks to the author and Goodreads for a complimentary copy. ( )

From the very first page, this novel grabbed my attention! Loved the characters and settings, and the pilot angle! i just read about the author and the fact that he was an award-winning journalist is obvious and the language, and storytelling of this his latest suspense mystery. Thank you to Librarything and permanent press for turning me on this author. I will be rec ommending this book to my library patrons who love suspense!