I've been off in the woods for the past week. No black flies or dangerous animals or crazy people (who seem to populate those remote places). I've been in Maine and Minnesota, deep in the wilderness.
In Manitou Canyon, Cork O'Connor is hired to find a wealthy dam builder. John Harris disappeared while on a camping trip with his grandchildren, Lindsay and Trevor. Lindsay and Cork go back to the place where he disappeared. They're captured by Harris's kidnappers. Why do they want Harris and his grand-daughter? Or is it Cork they want? Much excitement ensues.
Up in Maine, Maine Game Warden Mike Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacey are asked to kill some wild boars who have worked their way north and are becoming a problem. They find the boars, but they also find a dead baby.
Mike and the State Police investigate. Mike finds the woman who had the baby, but she's being held captive by some very nasty people. They're more than happy to kill to protect themselves.
I just realized that in both books, the protagonists are taken prisoner and almost killed. Fortunately for readers who like either or both of the series, Mike and Cork are rescued and will, I hope, continue to entertain me in future mysteries. These books are real page-turners, fast reads.
I have the first book in both of these series and have have them both about 4 years... but never gotten around to reading them. I should do that sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteAs we book people know, just because we like a book doesn't mean that other people will. But I love the back woods settings of these books and the almost constant action. When I'm in a reading slump, I reach for one of these.
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