It might not seem like much on the surface, but after a lifetime of reading, I've found this no-nonsense, uncontrived manner of storytelling to be incredibly rare. It also doesn't hurt that the action tends to start right away, so that the character building is worked in seamlessly as you go until before you realize it, you know everything you need to know and can just experience the story. They are good, ordinary people in (thankfully) uncommon circumstances, and although this is not moralistic or hugely thematic fiction, there is authentic meaning in the way they deal with the challenges the author mercilessly throws at them until the end. I never have to wait to get involved in the story, because the characters are so real and relatable that I am immediately invested. Her books aren't literary, demanding, or meant to be incredibly deep, but they are suspenseful, well written, and have the peculiar quality of being able to draw me in almost instantly. On the contrary, whenever she releases a new title, I usually put aside whatever else I'm reading and pick hers up instead, since I know I'll enjoy it immediately and probably be done all too quickly. But I have never put down an Anna Willet book. As a result, there are many novels I might not finish, or that I might at least put aside for a while until I'm in a more appropriate and receptive mood. Life is too short, and there are too many other good books out there. Therefore, I don't waste my limited time finishing stories that begin to drag on or otherwise let me down. I'm also a very busy person and always have less time than I need. How can I try to explain what's so great about her? Well, I read and listen to hundreds of books per year, and am a writer myself. Anna Willett is a talented author who isn't as well known yet as she should be. I find her voice and style of performance perfectly suited the the tone of Ms. The narration by Cat Gould, as always, is simply fantastic.

This is an excellent and engrossing book, and even better that her last one, Retribution Ridge. Anna Willett with Cat Gould is ALWAYS good.

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