LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Picked up this audiobook because it was listed as a thriller. Although there were some tense moments, this is more in the suspense category with romance playing a big role. Yeah, there's danger — mostly of the honest-guy-vs.-the-uber-rich-guy variety. We all know how those usually turn out IRL, but thankfully we get a bit of reprieve in fiction. There are some strong similarities to Baldacci's King & Maxwell books (and I don't think it was just because I recently read one of those): loner guy who lives in a fabulous hideaway home that he built in the mountains gets rudely thrown into a case with an all-business-but-sexy gal and hijinks ensue. Their careers are different from Baldacci's characters, and the case is different (at least from the 2 K&M's I've read so far), but boy did I flash back multiple times. Still, this was a good tale with minor tension — perfect if holding your breath during intense/violent scenes isn't your thing — and an unusual backstory about how we make moral decisions. On the other hand, Ms. Brown relishes a... let's say an invigorating love scene. Multiple times. With gusto and lots of details. So if THAT'S not your thing, pass this one by. Overkill was interesting enough for me to keep Sandra Brown on my future reads list, even if I'll avoid the stuff that has "romance" in the description.

I loved this book ??! I read it in two hours because I was like OH MY GOODNESS I can’t put this book down. Hahaha ??!

like to pull out the pages my dad read it to me two times

It’s Virgil Flowers, so it’s always gonna be a good time. Why do these books make me want to watch a show about Muskie fishing, when I don’t really know what a Muskie is? One of life’s mysteries. And one of the attractive things about this series is that it makes small towns in Minnesota at least a bit interesting. Five books in, and they still don’t bore me, so on to #6.

It's so qute.

It was the best book I ever had.

Good twist and turns. I wasn't expecting what happened.

It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every single emotion worked me over while reading this book. The mystery was intriguing, but Whitaker’s characters were really amazing. Each one had hidden aspects, some revealed early and others not until the last act. But the tales of those condemned, cast aside, or simply forgotten by our society were powerful and haunting. Giving this 4.5 stars, but rounding up, especially after a couple of bad book choices. Usually an audiobook stays in the house or in the car for its duration, but this one kept me in the driveway until chapters ended so it could come inside with me. Couldn’t put it down until it was finished.