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Killer Summer
by
Ridley Pearson
thriller in a Kindle edition that was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons on June 1, 2009 and has 396 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include In Harm's Way, Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, The Bridge to Never Land, Disney After Dark, Peter and the Sword of Mercy, Disney at Dawn, Disney in Shadow, Power Play, Shell Game, Dark Passage, Unforeseen, The Insider, The Final Step
Third in the Walt Fleming thriller series about a sheriff in Sun Valley, Idaho, playground for the rich.
My Take
I am enjoying this series. Great characters with breadth and depth. Incredibly intelligent people in the population surrounding Sun Valley with an unexpectedly homey, small town setting yet with the glitterati revolving about, making it a location for intrigue and suspense.
In this story, a criminal crew is planning a wine heist. Three bottles which Thomas Jefferson gave to Sam Adams…nooo, not the beer guy. Of the reappearing characters, Kevin is coping with the death of his dad with Uncle Walt stepping in as father figure while Walt himself is coping with his wife leaving him for one of his deputies and the ensuing custody issues just as he realizes his attraction for Fiona, a part-time photographer and part-time fishing guide. There is conflict between Walt and the deputy with Pearson doing a lovely job of humanizing Walt.
The Summer characters include Summer Sumner suffering teenage angst and rebelling against her not-quite-up-to-it dad after they both lost her mother to cancer; we eavesdrop on the criminal gang as they prepare and execute their plan; and, then there’s the side issue of whether the wine is real or a fraud.
Absolutely fascinating and I look forward to reading In Harm’s Way.
