Eight stars
First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Marc Cameron, and Kensington Publishing for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.
Always eager to get my hands on a book by Marc Cameron, I settled in for the latest on the Arliss Cutter series. Cameron does well taking reader to the remote communities of Alaska, where murder and mayhem are plentiful. While Cutter is working a case involving a murdered youth, he finds a clue that could connect to his brother, whose death in a mysterious explosion has yet to be settled. While Cutter follows leads, he finds himself in South Dakota trying to make sense of the last months of his brother's life. What Arliss Cutter discovers proves more fruitful and dangerous than he could imagine. A gripping story that has a little of everything, showcasing Marc Cameron's abilities for all!
A small Alaskan Inupiaq community will soon have the shock of its life. Two teens in Wainwright, a tiny town along the Arctic Ocean, find a body frozen in the permafrost cellar where whale meat is usually kept. They recognize the face through the ice, a young woman who disappeared two years ago. How did she end up here?
When Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter is called in to help, he is stunned when he finds something on the girl that reminds him of his brother, Ethan. While working this case, he cannot help but wonder if her murder could be related to his brother's mysterious death around the same time. Further probing leads Cutter away from the Alaskan tundra and into the heart of the American Midwest.
Cutter arrives in South Dakota, searching for clues tied to his brother's mysterious death. This does not go the way he would have hoped, only creating more issues and questions that make Ethan's death more troublesome. Still, those fossils found on the body back in Alaska tie in to Ethan, but Arliss just cannot make the connection.
Before Arliss can make the link, his sister-in-law and her children are targeted by a brutal home attack, leaving Arliss to be a hero and try to determine if he can tie things together after all this time. Rather than find answers, Arliss opens a larger investigation that sends him back to the start. The chilling Alaskan tundra and brutal nature of the attacks help develop a great story with chilling effects. Marc Cameron is on his game once more in this novel!
There is nothing that compares to the great storytelling Marc Cameron brings to the table with this series. Mixing great thriller writing with a stunning backdrop, Cameron pulls the reader into the middle of a stunning story. The narrative builds from the outset and does not wane throughout this adventure that spans all parts of the United States. By the time things reach their climax, there are so many moving parts to account for that the reader is fully immersed in the action. Characters, both new and returning, offer the reader a great deal of entertainment throughout. I am eager to see where things are headed in this series, which never disappoints.
The plot of a Marc Cameron novel is never sedentary. He knows how to build action and suspense with every turn of the page, surprising the reader with great writing. There is no lull to the action, which only adds to the strength of the series. I hope to see more of this in the coming novels, knowing Cameron has lots yet to put to rest.
Kudos Mr. Cameron, for another strong novel that ticks all the boxes!
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