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A review by natyweiss
The Captive by Fiona King Foster
4.0
-Advanced reader copy provided by Harper Collins in exchange for honest review-
Brooke lives in a farm with her husband and daughters, in a state that decided to separate from the rest of the country. One day, on a county fair auction, a marshall announces that there's a bounty for those who help them find a fugitive, Stephen Cawley. Just hearing this name triggers in Brooke old memories and fears that she thought were long ago in her past. She suddenly becomes a vengeful, unrelentless hunter that is willing to risk everything in order to make sure that justice, even if late, is made.
The books is beautifully written. It has been defined as rural noir and I think that is pretty accurate. The abundance of Southern small town misfits and outcasts reminded me of Carson McCullers stories. Fiona King Foster masterfully develops the best of the genre in this novel and her characters are deep and complex. The scenes are described with a cinematographic quality and beauty.
I would highly recommend it.
Brooke lives in a farm with her husband and daughters, in a state that decided to separate from the rest of the country. One day, on a county fair auction, a marshall announces that there's a bounty for those who help them find a fugitive, Stephen Cawley. Just hearing this name triggers in Brooke old memories and fears that she thought were long ago in her past. She suddenly becomes a vengeful, unrelentless hunter that is willing to risk everything in order to make sure that justice, even if late, is made.
The books is beautifully written. It has been defined as rural noir and I think that is pretty accurate. The abundance of Southern small town misfits and outcasts reminded me of Carson McCullers stories. Fiona King Foster masterfully develops the best of the genre in this novel and her characters are deep and complex. The scenes are described with a cinematographic quality and beauty.
I would highly recommend it.