Dark rural crime thriller
Bewertet mit 4 Sternen
'The Killing Hills' is equal parts suspenseful thriller and a colorful portrait of people and nature in Kentucky. In Germany we might call that kind of story 'Lokalkrimi' (local mystery?!). The characters were well-portrayed, most of the quirky kind, or maybe that's just the impression they make on an 'outsider' not familiar with the Kentucky way of things. Come to think of it, the author could be making fun all the time without me even noticing it, but I don't really think so. The book was full of suspense, but also made me grin on more than one occasion, and thankfully never slipped into triviality or absurdity. A perfect page turner!
(thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)