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A delightfully compelling read of a mystery filled with heart and a tinge of noir, unconventional characters, a seductive romance set in the majesty of the Utah desert.
The lyrical of the language and the charming main character Ben Jones, a local area truck driver of a hard scrabble community pulled me from the beginning. Each of the characters have something of a traumatic past but are respectful of each other’s privacy. Then a woman shows up, Ben is smitten, and drama begins that threaten to ...more
The lyrical of the language and the charming main character Ben Jones, a local area truck driver of a hard scrabble community pulled me from the beginning. Each of the characters have something of a traumatic past but are respectful of each other’s privacy. Then a woman shows up, Ben is smitten, and drama begins that threaten to ...more
Ben Jones delivers packages in a remote region of Utah. His clients are odd, unsociable people. He owes money to many, and very little is coming in. And then he meets Claire, a beautiful mysterious cello player, and suddenly he is lost, much more lost than he has ever been.
The characters in this story feel as deeply real as they do desperately strange, and they seem perfectly suited for this desert region. I liked Ben Jones. I liked all the characters, in fact, and it was these peculiar characte ...more
The characters in this story feel as deeply real as they do desperately strange, and they seem perfectly suited for this desert region. I liked Ben Jones. I liked all the characters, in fact, and it was these peculiar characte ...more
Was going to be 3 stars until the last 50 pages...
Jan 26, 2018
Wanda
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2018
Anika
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Jun 15, 2018
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
