McGarrity is an excellent author. I love this series, the characters are believable and the mysteries are intriguing.
Fifth book in the Kevin Kerney series. This is the last book in the series that I had on my shelves so if I decide to continue with these, I'll have to get them from the library or elsewhere. Anyway, this was another good one, somewhat more of a police procedural than the previous novels in the series. Kevin Kerney, who is a Deputy State Police Chief, is called in to investigate the killing spree of six people in campgrounds along a New Mexico highway. But Kerney can see that the spree may have been a way to coverup the murder of a judge named Vernon Langsford who was the last killed and under different circumstances than the others. As Kerney looks into this, he discovers a very dysfunctional family in the Langsfords with a history of sexual indiscretions, betrayal, greed, and the premature deaths of other members of the family. And along the way, Kerney discovers that he has a son from a Native American woman who he dated back in his college days!
As usual, this one kept me turning the pages. It sometimes got a little tedious because of the many interviews and re-interviews of possible suspects and witnesses but in the end the outcome of the investigation was somewhat surprising and very disturbing as the motivations of the killer became clear. Not sure when I will continue with this series since this is the last of the books I had on my TBR shelves, but pretty sure I haven't read the last of Kerney.
As usual, this one kept me turning the pages. It sometimes got a little tedious because of the many interviews and re-interviews of possible suspects and witnesses but in the end the outcome of the investigation was somewhat surprising and very disturbing as the motivations of the killer became clear. Not sure when I will continue with this series since this is the last of the books I had on my TBR shelves, but pretty sure I haven't read the last of Kerney.
In a remote New Mexico campground, six people are killed in an apparently senseless murder spree. Deputy State Police Chief Kevin Kerney suspects the slayings weren't random at all- but rather a calculated plot to eliminate on high-profile victim: retired judge Vernon Langsford.
A roller-coaster ride!!
Crooked police
Very attractive series based on a lawman in New Mexico and his family. This is part of the series called the Kevin Kerney Novels. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. The story's are great, but what makes this series stand out is how the country is worked into the story, It's almost as if you are there. The author is a gifted story teller.
Do you need to read this series in order: Yes, it helps a lot. Note that Hard Country and Backlands (and one pending maybe) are the prequels.
Triggers: Cops and police situations, there are rapes, homicides, and crime.
A vicious multiple murder and the shooting of a crooked police officer draw Sheriff Kevin Kerney, a former Santa Fe police detective, into a baffling and dangerous investigation into police corruption extending to the highest levels of state government.
Very attractive series based on a lawman in New Mexico and his family. This is part of the series called the Kevin Kerney Novels. This paragraph applies to all books in this series. The story's are great, but what makes this series stand out is how the country is worked into the story, It's almost as if you are there. The author is a gifted story teller.
Do you need to read this series in order: Yes, it helps a lot. Note that Hard Country and Backlands (and one pending maybe) are the prequels.
Triggers: Cops and police situations, there are rapes, homicides, and crime.
A vicious multiple murder and the shooting of a crooked police officer draw Sheriff Kevin Kerney, a former Santa Fe police detective, into a baffling and dangerous investigation into police corruption extending to the highest levels of state government.
