My latest review runs this morning in the Philadelphia Inquirer: C.J. Box's Free Fire.
Good stuff. Check it out.
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David J. Montgomery is the thriller/mystery critic for The Daily Beast and the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written about authors and books for several of the country's largest newspapers, including the Washington Post, USA Today and Boston Globe.
He lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with his wife and daughters.
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I think C.J. Box is one of the most under-appreciated writers of crime fiction.
While I was not as disappointed as you in novels 2-6, I agree that "Free Fire" is the best since his debut.
Alot of writer's A-Game is less fulfilling than Box's B-Game.
His books read as fast for me as any I read. His style is deceptively compelling.
Perhaps, all that Pickett has been through since that debut set this one up for excellence.
Your comment about Hiaasin hit the bullseye.
Posted by: Ken Van Durand | July 01, 2007 at 03:08 PM