Reviewing this as an Early Reviewer, and I’m thinking that I accidentally clicked the request button. This is so not my genre.

I think the story was slightly intriguing, but not fleshed out the way it could have been. Being published as a “Rapid Read” probably does that to a book though. Some of the dialogue seems likes it’s out of a cheesy detective drama on tv. I won’t read the other O’Toole books, but this was easy and ok. ( )

This is a fun little well-written book. It'll take you little or no time to read. Set in Canada our protagonist is knocked out of his routine when a stranger shows up claiming to be his half-brother. together the two unravel the mysteries about their father that have been hidden for nearly 30 years. This one is all killer, no filler. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed this short novel about two thirty-something men who think they may be half brothers. As the search for the truth about the "accidental" death of their supposed father, they uncover layers of secrets kept by a family and a small Canadian town. For me, it made for a nice afternoon read.

This book is part of Orca Book's Rapid Reads series "designed for the reluctant or emerging reader" so I am not exactly part of its target audience. When I finished it I was thinking maybe three stars because that was my level of engagement with it. However, when considering the stated purpose of the series, it meets the goal so I gave it four stars. I recommend it. ( )

The story line was enjoyable, but I wished it was longer. I felt their was room in the story to expand on some of the details. ( )

"I saw the guy coming half a mile away, the dust from his pickup blowing across my cornfield."

Thank you to Orca Books and LibraryThing for sending my review copy from a giveaway I won!

This is my first time being introduced to Barbara Fradkin. And at first I thought this was a standalone book, but it turns out, this is book number 4 from the Cedric O'Toole series. So I will definitely be checking out the other 3 soon!
This book got straight to the point from the first page. And I honestly couldn't put it down. I read this whole book in one sitting.
Cedric O'Toole was pretty much your average guy who kept the spotlight off of him. Especially in a little town where everyone knows everyone.
His "brother" shows up unexpected and Cedric was left to adjust to this new life with having a brother after all the years it's just been him and his mother.
Finding out his family's secrets and revealing the truth about what his dad is not what he was expecting. Especially after his mother kept all this hidden from him.
I really enjoyed this story from beginning to end.

Thank you again Orca Books, LibraryThing & Barbara Fradkin for sending me this copy! ( )