I had a really difficult time with this book. The first half was ok but kinda rambling. Andi Oliver is an animal lover who rescues (steals) animals from cruel or abusive masters...first a donkey, then a sickly pig and finally a piglet. Everyone, including the sheriff, ignores this behavior which I find bizarre since Andi is a stranger in town who appears leading the stolen donkey. The book totally goes downhill for me when Andi gets a job at the neighboring pig factory farm. These chapters describing the cruelty and torture of the pigs is brutal, disgusting and very disturbing. The story drags on and on with no real purpose until Andi decides to sue the pig factory for cruelty to animals and starts hunting up witnesses and talking to a lawyer. I finally gave up on page 323 with less than 100 pages to go as I just couldn't stand it any longer.
0ne of Martha Grimes best books
These characters, especially Andi, were very real. I did not read Book 1. It didn't matter. This book had me totally enthralled. Her journey was very interesting and dramatic. I did not want to put it down. I really liked the ending.
