After a horrific mutilation renders former Chicago police detective Matt Callahan a recluse, he is given a second chance at life as sheriff of tiny Nicolet County in the Northwoods of Michigan. Idyllic, peaceful, and sparsely populated, the island community hides a web of secrets Callahan and his young female deputy must uncover before a great city an ocean away explodes in violence and is thrown … thrown back into a half century of carnage.
Irish paramilitaries, the British Royal Family, a century-old Irish enclave in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the long reach of modern terrorism, and the incendiary effect of a single spark on the lasting peace of a nation combine to make a volatile brew in this engrossing Midwest mystery.
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A different twist to the war on terror and one that is much closer to home. Interesting and different characters.
An interesting read. It starts out simply enough, a former member of the Chicago PD becomes the sheriff for a tiny island in Lake Michigan where everyone is related somehow and the information grapevine is buzzing at all times. Our hero, Callahan, has some serious damage and pain in his past, both physical and mental, and he hopes this new post will help him heal.
He is pointed towards 3 seemingly unrelated events by his predecessor. The more inquiries he makes, the more he ruffles the feathers of the islanders, who don’t take kindly to an outsider nosing around. The deeper he delves, the more he discovers that underneath the small town veneer, there are lots of secrets and clandestine plots afoot, some stretching across the Atlantic to Ireland.
I really liked Callahan’s character, as well as his trusty deputy, Amanda, who practically forced him to hire her. The character of Breslin, I thought was a little heavy handed and pulled right out of central casting.
This book was reminiscent of the Walt Longmire books – craggy sheriff, young deputy, was glad that it turned out they didn’t get together. When the young deputy is attacked, it didn’t feel very realistic and felt out of synch. The book seemed to surface on the characters, without really taking us into what made them tick. I didn’t mind the read, but it could have been so much better.
The protagonist was not a character you’d meet very often in this life. His hideous injuries to his face made him an unusual appearing guy. Now, who knew there was an Irish settlement on the upper West Coast of the USA? These two facts made the “plot” come together for me. Yep, there were hi-jinks of criminal behavior but our “hero” saw an acceptable finish and justice was done.
The story kept you guessing where the story was going for half the book. I liked the characters. A light love story entwined in it. I would read the authors next book.
Loved the Michigan UP island setting and the unusual Irish mob shenanigans in America. A physically and emotionally damaged Sheriff was certainly different as a “hero”.
This just wasn’t my kind of book. I like hardboiled and this was too breezy for me, almost a cozy.
It just seemed too short. The characters nosooner started to take on a sense of life for me and then it all got wrapped up.
Enjoyed very much.
Great read with good characters, action, and an interesting setting in Northern Michigan.
Loved it…read it in one day!
I loved this book!!! Quality writing, interesting story, beautiful setting, great character development of interesting , likable people. It kept my interest throughout and kept me up at night to finish it, could not put it down. I hope the author will make this a series and write soon and often. Can’t wait to read more. So thankful to have found this author because of BookBub. Thanks BookBub!