Badlands
Highway Quartet, Book 3
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Starred review from May 18, 2015
Edgar-winner Box’s superior thriller carries some characters and themes over from his two previous standalones, The Highway and Back of Beyond, as investigator Cassie Dewell relocates to North Dakota’s boomtown oil fields. In the subzero prairie, the little town of Grimstad is bursting with thousands of roughnecks, its infrastructure and law enforcement system are almost overwhelmed, and ruthless drug dealers are flocking to a wide-open new frontier. Cassie arrives just as a series of brutal murders signals a war between drug gangs—although the missing duffle bag the criminals are searching for has accidentally wound up in the hands of a special-needs paperboy, 12-year-old Kyle Westergaard. Kyle just wants a stable home life, but his possession of the bag full of drugs and money sets off more violent deaths. The story’s brisk action is broken into alternating sections as Cassie and Kyle try to figure out what’s going on and what they must do. The vulnerable boy’s plight gives emotional heft to the criminal investigation, balancing cynicism with warm empathy. 250,000 first printing; author tour. Agent: Ann Rittenberg, Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency.
C.J. Box brings back police investigator Cassie Dewell, giving narrator January LaVoy a challenging range of both characters and perspective. A teen victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, a small-time punk, and some deranged Mexican drug dealers are all part of Box's cast of characters in Grimstad, North Dakota. LaVoy carefully balances the mix of strength and fear in Dewell, the teen, emoting the frustration and desperation of an intelligent boy trapped inside a damaged body. LaVoy also chills listeners with the ice-cold hearts of the drug dealers. The production team could have minimized the noticeable breathing in the recording, but, otherwise, LaVoy turns a mediocre plot into a captivating production. J.F. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
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