Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 9/2/2017 + 1223 more book reviews

Another superior thriller from Box... Box is one of my favorite authors. I have read and enjoyed all of his Joe Pickett series as well as his Cody Hoyt and Cassie Dewell novels. This one is the fourth in the The Highway Quartet which feature both Hoyt and Dewell. In this one, Cassie is still on the hunt for the Lizard King, the vile serial killer who got away from her in THE HIGHWAY. While working as an investigator for the Bakken County, North Dakota sheriff's department, she has worked out a trap for the Lizard King but it ends up going terribly wrong with several in the sheriff's department getting killed including Cassie's fiance. Because of this, she loses her job and an inquiry is put into motion on her role in the debacle. In the meantime, Cassie's son's friend Kyle, sets out on a river trip and seems to disappear. Cassie ends up resigning from the force and with nothing else to do agrees to try and find Kyle. Little did she know that her quest would soon intertwine with The Lizard King. Will he be brought to justice this time?

This was a great followup to THE HIGHWAY, and BADLANDS. I hope Box writes more novels featuring Cassie along with his Joe Pickett series. These continue to be some of the best mystery/thriller novels out there and I highly recommend everything Box has written!

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