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jmj697mn's review against another edition
5.0
I love to start the year out with a 5 star read. I really enjoy this series set in Glacier National Park and this one is the best yet.
judeamorris's review
5.0
Another great series to add to my recommend-to-friends list. These novels are set in Glacier National Park, and the author captures the setting so beautifully you feel as if you are there. Filled with tidbits about wildlife and human life in the park's surrounds, these books are also great little mystery/police procedurals. Characters are recognizably human, flaws and all, and intertwine through all four novels. My only caveat is that each of the characters has undergone some sort of personal trauma in life. I'd like to see an "average Joe" with a relatively normal past as well, but I will concede that the pasts add to the tension. Books are well plotted, filled with red herrings to keep you guessing, and important to me as a reader, very well written.
lizaroo71's review against another edition
4.0
I've read the first in this series, but I liked this one better. I checked my review of that first book, [b:The Wild Inside|27408012|The Wild Inside|Christine Carbo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1454865339i/27408012._SY75_.jpg|42452474], and I didn't see common characters. I think the setting is the same and that's what drew me to these books in the first place.
In this story, a young lady is found shot outside of a cabin and the last person she was with happens to be the ex-lover of the FBI investigator on the case. Well, she isn't assigned to the case, but given the link, she is eager to prove him innocent. He is the father to her child after all.
This is told in alternating chapters between Ali Paige, the FBI agent and her ex, Reeve Landon. I like that we hear from different voices. I don't know how likely it would be that an FBI agent is poking around without permission, but that's o.k. I can suspend my disbelief for the ride.
I like the additional political bent on the gun issue. It's not overdone, but it does raise some important points in the lives of the characters.
I'll be sure to read the other two in this series.
In this story, a young lady is found shot outside of a cabin and the last person she was with happens to be the ex-lover of the FBI investigator on the case. Well, she isn't assigned to the case, but given the link, she is eager to prove him innocent. He is the father to her child after all.
This is told in alternating chapters between Ali Paige, the FBI agent and her ex, Reeve Landon. I like that we hear from different voices. I don't know how likely it would be that an FBI agent is poking around without permission, but that's o.k. I can suspend my disbelief for the ride.
I like the additional political bent on the gun issue. It's not overdone, but it does raise some important points in the lives of the characters.
I'll be sure to read the other two in this series.
ritchiej1's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
abibliofob's review
3.0
I loved the first book in this series and found book two confusing before I got that the main charater shifts with every story. Book three was probably the wors and this fourth one was really good. The setting is the same in all four books, some characters are involved in all the stories but as mentioned the main charater is different in all books. It's actually a refreshing way to write and I like it.
hmonkeyreads's review against another edition
4.0
Another good mystery set in Montana. This was not my favorite in the series but I do enjoy meeting all the different law enforcement agents in the area, including the FBI agents in this story.
meezcarrie's review against another edition
4.0
Carbo returns to Montana and the breathtaking beauty of Glacier National Park, but in this fourth novel the focus shifts away from Monty Harris to a different investigator, Ali Page. Fans of the park ranger who has anchored the previous three books in this series need not worry, though; Monty – and Gretchen – do get some page time, but Ali’s own personally-driven investigation is compelling enough to draw new fans as well. Carbo skillfully combines the tension and starkness of the wilderness with complex and layered characters. The first-person narrative, alternating between Ali and her ex-boyfriend Reeve, adds to the dimensionality of both the plot and their authentically-flawed characters. The details of the crime are revealed in well-paced layers, though the flow of the story itself does get a little bogged down in places. Ultimately, Carbo keeps readers guessing as she leads up to a resolution that does not disappoint.
octygon's review against another edition
4.0
This book really took hold of me and I flew through it. Although this is the fourth book in this series, it is the first that I have read, and I had no problem jumping in. The characters in this book stand well on their own, as does the story. That being said, I enjoyed this one so much, that I am going back to read the earlier books.
The two main characters that provide alternating points of view in this book are Reeve and Ali, two flawed and deeply private individuals, whose lives have been shaped by tragic episodes in their respective childhoods. Somehow they found each other in Montana near Glacier National Park, and now co-parent a little girl of their own. When Reeve is suspected of the murder of a journalist who was writing about the canine training program he is part of, it brings back all the trauma of his childhood. Ali, a local federal agent, breaks all the rules by investigating the crime on her own.
I could not put this book down. Both characters are so self-destructive in their reactions to the positions in which they find themselves. There were so many times I found myself talking back to my book--"No! Don't do that!" I enjoyed references to the setting--we are definitely National Park fans in our house, and, in fact, just got back from hiking in Shenandoah NP.
The two main characters that provide alternating points of view in this book are Reeve and Ali, two flawed and deeply private individuals, whose lives have been shaped by tragic episodes in their respective childhoods. Somehow they found each other in Montana near Glacier National Park, and now co-parent a little girl of their own. When Reeve is suspected of the murder of a journalist who was writing about the canine training program he is part of, it brings back all the trauma of his childhood. Ali, a local federal agent, breaks all the rules by investigating the crime on her own.
I could not put this book down. Both characters are so self-destructive in their reactions to the positions in which they find themselves. There were so many times I found myself talking back to my book--"No! Don't do that!" I enjoyed references to the setting--we are definitely National Park fans in our house, and, in fact, just got back from hiking in Shenandoah NP.
the_book_eater's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5