I've been in a reading slump the past few weeks - just too much going on and not focusing on books. I'll get back to them. But in the meantime, I had to drive to central Illinois so listened to this novel on the road.
It's a sequel to the book I read a few years ago, The Life We Bury. In the first book, we're introduced to Joe Talbert, his autistic brother, his mess of a mother, and his girlfriend. As a college student studying journalism, he interviews a prisoner and ultimately proves his innocence. In The Shadows We Hide, Joe is now a working journalist but he puts all that on hold when he learns his estranged father has been murdered. He goes to the small town where his father lived and mingles with the locals... and once again he solves the mystery.
I enjoyed listening to this book. There were a few things that irked me but I guess they had to happen to move the plot along.... like information just sort of falling into his hands. But I liked the characters and the ending was a surprise.
Recommend this one especially if you liked the first one. - June
