Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 3/19/2024 + 1223 more book reviews

Fifth book in the Kevin Kerney series. This is the last book in the series that I had on my shelves so if I decide to continue with these, I'll have to get them from the library or elsewhere. Anyway, this was another good one, somewhat more of a police procedural than the previous novels in the series. Kevin Kerney, who is a Deputy State Police Chief, is called in to investigate the killing spree of six people in campgrounds along a New Mexico highway. But Kerney can see that the spree may have been a way to coverup the murder of a judge named Vernon Langsford who was the last killed and under different circumstances than the others. As Kerney looks into this, he discovers a very dysfunctional family in the Langsfords with a history of sexual indiscretions, betrayal, greed, and the premature deaths of other members of the family. And along the way, Kerney discovers that he has a son from a Native American woman who he dated back in his college days!

As usual, this one kept me turning the pages. It sometimes got a little tedious because of the many interviews and re-interviews of possible suspects and witnesses but in the end the outcome of the investigation was somewhat surprising and very disturbing as the motivations of the killer became clear. Not sure when I will continue with this series since this is the last of the books I had on my TBR shelves, but pretty sure I haven't read the last of Kerney.

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