2nd in Malcolm Fox series about The Complaints division in Edinburgh police system. Fox and his Complaints crew are sent to Fife, Kicaldy, and this is a very interesting story about who did what decades ago and who did what now. Scotland's police system, and this setting, is different from ours which is interesting, and Fox is an interesting character both personally and professionally. Rankin is considered a masterful writer in the mystery world, and I agree!

Daniel Woodrell writes about this area of the Ozarks in such truthful, insightful language, that makes a reader feel he really knows the place and the people--and he does. Yes, it's dark, at times very sad, at times even shocking--but Ree keeps on trying, to save her home, her family, to teach life to her younger siblings and take care of what needs done, even though it means giving up her own hopes at times. What a story! And what a character Ree Dolly is-you won't forget her.