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biblio_beth's review against another edition
4.0
NetGalley provided ARC.
Solid, well written story. Arlo Baines is a former Texas Ranger trying to outrun the emotional loss of his family. He just wants to be left alone but the small Texas town of Piedra Springs has other plans. He is inadvertently drawn into investigating several murders and a shady cult. Interesting characters and a well developed backstory made this a quick, enjoyable read.
Solid, well written story. Arlo Baines is a former Texas Ranger trying to outrun the emotional loss of his family. He just wants to be left alone but the small Texas town of Piedra Springs has other plans. He is inadvertently drawn into investigating several murders and a shady cult. Interesting characters and a well developed backstory made this a quick, enjoyable read.
samhouston's review
5.0
The version of "The Devil's Country" that I read was in a format that I've never before experienced, something called "Kindle in Motion." For readers using a Kindle or other capable device, this "motion" version greatly enhances the reading experience by including a series of photos and ten-or-fifteen-second films that relate directly to what is happening on the written page. Hats off to the team that produced this one; it's very well done.
This is also the first book in Hunsicker's new Arlo Baines series, and it's a doozy. Arlo, until a few months earlier a Texas Ranger, is now just a wanderer going wherever his last bus ticket happens to take him. He's a modern drifter - but he's still a do-gooder and a good cop at heart. So when he stumbles into a little West Texas town that has been taken over by some very bad people, including a weird religious cult and the Russian Mafia (a rather strange combination of bad guys), he is not going to leave until he gets to the bottom of things. With the help of a couple of brave folks - and a woman fresh from a stint with the New York Times - Arlo chips away at the problem until it all starts to make some sense. This is a high bodycount novel that is fun to read - especially in this version.
This is also the first book in Hunsicker's new Arlo Baines series, and it's a doozy. Arlo, until a few months earlier a Texas Ranger, is now just a wanderer going wherever his last bus ticket happens to take him. He's a modern drifter - but he's still a do-gooder and a good cop at heart. So when he stumbles into a little West Texas town that has been taken over by some very bad people, including a weird religious cult and the Russian Mafia (a rather strange combination of bad guys), he is not going to leave until he gets to the bottom of things. With the help of a couple of brave folks - and a woman fresh from a stint with the New York Times - Arlo chips away at the problem until it all starts to make some sense. This is a high bodycount novel that is fun to read - especially in this version.
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