A review by ehartsbooks
Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens

4.0

I’m a big fan of coming of age stories and this is no exception. I really liked the character of 15 year old Boady- who lives in the Osarks of Missouri with his widowed mother in 1976. The story centers around a missing black woman and how Boady and his friend Thomas get involved. But the story is also about how racism is alive and well on this small town and Boady has to decide what side he sits on. I loved the character of Hoake who is the wise older man who lives next door to Boady and offers all kinds of life lessons. I really liked the story from start to finish and was invested in what happened to the characters.