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Sep 15, 2016
Cash does a great job of evoking setting, and those who enjoy a little Southern with their thrillers will thoroughly enjoy this. A former baseball player returns to a small North Carolina town with hopes of developing a relationship with the two daughters he’s never really known, but when he becomes the target of a man with some very nasty habits, he puts the two sisters lives in danger as well. The plot is not as fast paced as some, as we get the benefit of backstory to understand the motivations behind the action, but it’s the atmosphere that stands out. The dark tone conveys images of long, hot summer days in which something dangerous lurks around every corner. Much of the story is told from the point of view of Ruby, one of the girls, and in her we meet a strong girl who accepts her circumstances but never stops wanting something more. She is the character we get to know the best, and I most enjoyed watching how her past impacted her view of her father and how her present begins to change that perception. The father daughter relationship is central to the novel, which is so much more than just an ordinary thriller. Get ready for a roller coaster ride through the sultry South.