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A review by skinnypenguin
In Plain Sight by C.J. Box
3.0
Joe Pickett is a game warden in a small town in Wyoming. He has a contentious relationship with the sheriff and his boss. He butts head with both on a regular basis. Thrown into this mix is a fight between two powerful brothers in town each trying to get the rest of the town on their side and making charges against each other with Joe caught in the middle. The one brother is accusing the other of game violations, Joe can't check on those without authorization from his boss and can't go onto the other brother's property without a warrant and all this is difficult to procure. The brothers along with their mother are from a family that originally settled the town and they are a piece of work. The mother believes everyone owes her and she tries to extract her due from anyone using the river that goes thru the property. When she vanishes there are lots of suspects but no one can prove if she is alive or not and who might have done her in.
There is a man recently released from prison who wants revenge on those he feels were responsible for his family being killed and he believes Joe Pickett is one of those. He comes to town and is hired by both brothers and uses them to help his own means of getting Joe. He is terrorizing Joe and his family by leaving dead animals on his porch and land. Joe is frustrated as the sheriff is no help and his boss yells at him for not being able to take care of it. In the meantime, Joe is worried about what is happening and how to protect his family.
Good paced story with good descriptions of local scenery, some good characters and some nasty ones. Quite a few that I really didn't like such as the whole Scarlett family. Shows stresses of living in a small town and also family values both good and bad.
There is a man recently released from prison who wants revenge on those he feels were responsible for his family being killed and he believes Joe Pickett is one of those. He comes to town and is hired by both brothers and uses them to help his own means of getting Joe. He is terrorizing Joe and his family by leaving dead animals on his porch and land. Joe is frustrated as the sheriff is no help and his boss yells at him for not being able to take care of it. In the meantime, Joe is worried about what is happening and how to protect his family.
Good paced story with good descriptions of local scenery, some good characters and some nasty ones. Quite a few that I really didn't like such as the whole Scarlett family. Shows stresses of living in a small town and also family values both good and bad.