A review by pkadams
Mission Flats by William Landay

4.0

After Sarah compared this mystery writer to Tana French, I knew I had to read it. An excellent police procedural reminiscent of Dennis Lehane (okay Landay isn't that great of a writer) with things not being exactly what they appear. Told from the perspective of a small-town chief of police from Maine trying to solve the murder of a Boston DA that occurs off season at a fishing cabin, Truman grapples with small-town law enforcement sensibilities with the compromises big-city cops make to do their job. Of course there are demons everywhere even for Truman who appears to be the least of the tortured law enforcement souls. Very little of the book rings of first-time 'itis, and with a plot that hangs together beautifully, I was engaged the whole way through the book. I am really looking forward to [b:Defending Jacob|11367726|Defending Jacob A Novel|William Landay|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1329612158s/11367726.jpg|16298550].