C.J. Box: Shadows Reels, a Joe Pickett novel, 9780593331262, Putnam
( German editions by Heyne but some out of print, available as ebooks)
I have been a fan of C.J. Box's Joe Pickett series for some time. It's a bit like reading a Western and escaping into Wyoming, something i love to do. "Shadow Reels" i found a bit constructed and just not up to the usual quality. Nevertheless an entertaining read.
When a local fishing guide is found tortured and murdered and Hitlers photoalbum stolen by American soldiers during WWII is left at the libary where Joe's wife Marybeth works, it soon becomes apparent that the two incidents might be connected.
Nate, Joe's falconer friend, is meanwhile hunting Soledad, who stole most of his falcons and lifelihood, and is associated with Antifa. I found this part of the novel particularly unconvincing and think it should have been left out or been a novel in itself with a larger role by Joe.
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