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A review by crookedtreehouse
Copperhead Volume 1: A New Sheriff in Town by Jay Faerber
4.0
***Update: On second read, I think it's important to say just how excellent the coloring is on this book. I don't usually notice this kind of thing. For the most part, [a:Dave Stewart|19585225|Dave Stewart|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png] and [a:Jordie Bellaire|3193030|Jordie Bellaire|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1581437277p2/3193030.jpg] are the only names I know, but [a:Ron Riley|975743|Ron Riley|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s subdued color pallete here were perfect.***
I don't know why I find police procedurals annoying, or why if you take those exact same plot points but set them in space, I'm suddenly interested. I guess the world is a mystery.
This first volume is a murder mystery involving a new sheriff (two "f"s) in town, a partner who should probably have had her job, a fmaily set in its ways, former warriors the sheriff doesn't trust, and an outside-the-town culture viewed as a threat. It's paint by numbers, but the paint has been applied gorgeously.
I recommend it for fans of space westerns, flawed protagonists who try to be better, and redemption stories where you're not entirely sure what the character is being redeemed from.
I don't know why I find police procedurals annoying, or why if you take those exact same plot points but set them in space, I'm suddenly interested. I guess the world is a mystery.
This first volume is a murder mystery involving a new sheriff (two "f"s) in town, a partner who should probably have had her job, a fmaily set in its ways, former warriors the sheriff doesn't trust, and an outside-the-town culture viewed as a threat. It's paint by numbers, but the paint has been applied gorgeously.
I recommend it for fans of space westerns, flawed protagonists who try to be better, and redemption stories where you're not entirely sure what the character is being redeemed from.