Bart Paul

See That My Grave is Kept Clean by Bart Paul
Tommy Smith High Mountain Noir #3

Coming into this series on book three and after a long day with perhaps more wine than necessary to tackle a book such as this I pushed it aside, told the publisher it did not make sense as I had not read the first two books and went on to other books instead. Then, today I realized that perhaps my vision was skewed by wine and revisited the book AND it is definitely worth reading. I had no trouble understanding the plot and the characters and though I would like ot know more about Tommy and Sarah and others...still was perfectly able to read and enjoy this book.

What is it about? Well, Tommy is out of the military with sniper skills used in war and perhaps in other books. He is wise and savvy and trail wise. He is an interesting character. He is also the husband of Sarah who works for the police force and he has a daughter. Sarah and Tommy have previous history from the books I have not read.

Into the life Tommy and Sarah are building walks a couple with a ten year old girl and they move on as Tommy prepares to pack items to a destination. On his way the couple say their daughter has disappeared and a hunt is on. BUT nothing is as it seems and there are more balls being juggled in the air than I thought there would be. There is a matter of missing money from a bank, sibling difficulties related to that money, biker gangs, prostitution of underage girls, corrupt cops, murder(s), coercion, trips into the wilds, hero-worship AND the saving of one life that perhaps made it all worthwile.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes
Note: I learned some interesting new terminology and I enjoyed that :)

Thank you to NetGalley and Skyhorse Publishing – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (altro)