A review by catwar21
The Guide by Peter Heller

3.0

I really like the descriptive prose Heller uses to describe a back country ranch that specializes in flyfishing trips. It's the first book I've read that references the virus that is plaguing our world. When the main character pulls out a cloth mask from their back pocket it was such a pivotal moment that starkly illustrated the before and the after. I continue to wonder if movies, books, television shows will carry on like COVID doesn't exist or if they will acknowledge it from time to time. Back to the book… I liked parts, I liked the characters, I liked the setting, but the mystery at the end didn't do it for me.