Joe Pickett has never had a great relationship with his mother-in-law, Missy. Still, he can't believe that she would kill her husband, The Earl, and tie his body to a windmill on his wind farm. The local sherrif is a thug and is running for re-election. He seems determined to pin a murder conviction on Missy and suck as much publicity out of the situation as possible. Marybeth begs Pickett to do what he can to investigate the murder and so, Joe begins to do what he does best, ask questions and stumble around until he finds answers.
Joe Pickett is fast becoming one of my favorite protagonists. He is not extremely strong, cool or self-confident. He's a man who loves being outdoors, doing his job and taking care of his family. His relationships are very realistic from his loving relationship with his wife and two of his daughters to the troubled relationship with an adopted daughter and his out-and-out dislike of his mother-in-law who has done everything possible to ruin his marriage. I'll be looking forward to the next book by C.J. Box to see what Joe Pickett is up to next!
Rating - A
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