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bhnmt61's review against another edition
4.0
Just as a wildfire is about to tear over a ridge, a firefighter finds a skeleton buried in a shallow grave near Glacier National Park. Monty Harris, an officer with the park police, calls in Gretchen Larson, a forensic expert, to remove the bones as quickly as possible as the fire threatens. The skeleton brings up ugly secrets from both Monty's and Gretchen's pasts. A young boy who has gone missing while his family camped in Glacier adds further complications.
This is a complicated story, and there are a lot of coincidences and nearly unbelievable parallels from the characters' pasts. But it's an entertaining story, and it is set in the area of Northwest Montana where I live, which made it a fun read. Carbo does a great job of describing the landscape, and using both fictional and real local landmarks. I enjoyed it.
This is a complicated story, and there are a lot of coincidences and nearly unbelievable parallels from the characters' pasts. But it's an entertaining story, and it is set in the area of Northwest Montana where I live, which made it a fun read. Carbo does a great job of describing the landscape, and using both fictional and real local landmarks. I enjoyed it.
canra's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
jmj697mn's review
3.0
I do enjoy this author but the pacing of the books is a bit slow. I enjoy more of a fast paced thriller. BUT, I adore the setting of Glacier National Park and I find it very interesting that a new character is introduced in each book and the next book then becomes about them, rather than the same protagonist through the whole series. Although, it is hard to know or care about the main character as much since you only get one book with them. Will read the next!
carolpk's review against another edition
Digital galley graciously provided by Netgalley, Atria Books and Author, Christine Carbo. Published June 6, 2017.
I took a chance and read this, the third Glacier Mystery without having read the first two. I shouldn’t have worried as The Weight of Night worked quite well as a standalone. That’s not to say I won’t be going back to read the first two in this series as I am curious as to its beginnings.
The Weight of Night has everything I like, a raging fire, a cold case, a missing teen, a spirit of adventure, all taking place within the backdrop of Glacier National Park and the grand outdoors. Great characters too, ones sporting lots of baggage but with an abundance of passion for their work. In the case of Gretchen Larsen, the lead county crime scene investigator there’s also a fascinating affliction, sleepwalking, which manifests itself into the plot in unexpected ways. Gretchen and Park Police Monty Harris make a fine team in their work, but their personal relationship is complicated by secrets they hold and guilt from their past.
I can recommend this book without hesitation for its depiction of the splendor of Glacier alone. Add its first hand look at fire containment, the quest to identify human remains, the hunt to find a boy before dire harm comes to him all combine for a solid psychological procedural, not fast paced but no slouch in its delivery of a good story.
I took a chance and read this, the third Glacier Mystery without having read the first two. I shouldn’t have worried as The Weight of Night worked quite well as a standalone. That’s not to say I won’t be going back to read the first two in this series as I am curious as to its beginnings.
The Weight of Night has everything I like, a raging fire, a cold case, a missing teen, a spirit of adventure, all taking place within the backdrop of Glacier National Park and the grand outdoors. Great characters too, ones sporting lots of baggage but with an abundance of passion for their work. In the case of Gretchen Larsen, the lead county crime scene investigator there’s also a fascinating affliction, sleepwalking, which manifests itself into the plot in unexpected ways. Gretchen and Park Police Monty Harris make a fine team in their work, but their personal relationship is complicated by secrets they hold and guilt from their past.
I can recommend this book without hesitation for its depiction of the splendor of Glacier alone. Add its first hand look at fire containment, the quest to identify human remains, the hunt to find a boy before dire harm comes to him all combine for a solid psychological procedural, not fast paced but no slouch in its delivery of a good story.
lizaroo71's review against another edition
4.0
I finally finished this series. This is set in Glacier National Park. There is a boy that is missing. Park Police Officer Monty is on a team of people trying to solve the crime. CSI Gretchen is also key in determining the boy’s whereabouts. To make matters worse, there are multiple fires burning in the park which impedes progress.
This unfolds nicely and never feels forced. As always, I love the setting as much as the characters.
This unfolds nicely and never feels forced. As always, I love the setting as much as the characters.
abibliofob's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not up to date on this series but this was the latest I had and it is a great little series about violence in and around Glacier national park. I only had one problem with it. There is not many people in Norway named Gretchen. Greta perhaps but Gretchen is from German speaking countries and since germany occupied Norway during WW2 it's not popular to use German names. Still it's a great thriller.
maryannetrengove's review against another edition
4.0
So good! Once again Christine Carbo takes us to Glacier National Park ~ this time during a wildfire that's disrupted the grave a young boy. In this, the 3rd in the Glacier series, she brings back good, old Monty with all of his adorable uptightness and expands on Gretchen, the crime scene investigator from both book 1 and 2. Once again weaving the personal history and traumas of the two main characters into the present murder mystery, Carbo develops characters you can quickly empathize with. The story becomes suspenseful and kicks into second gear pretty quick when a second boy goes missing (first chapter - not a spoiler.) I really fell in love with Monty and Gretchen which surprised me because I was so bummed that Ted Sistead from book 1 had not returned to the series. Carbo effortlessly draws the lines between Monty and Gretchen's haunted pasts to the present mystery and spins such a successful story in this one, the third in the Glacier series. I still feel like the first book was my fave, but this was REALLY good. She also is so good at educating you on the national park history and it's relevance to the tale that you learn a lot without even realizing it. The wildfire acts almost as another character in the book and was absolutely fascinating. I am sincerely hoping - no praying - that Carbo writes a 4th. You can read this book independently of the other 2 but I highly recommend reading all 3!
hmonkeyreads's review against another edition
4.0
I've been enjoying this mystery series set in and around Glacier National Park. This story was a little different as it alternated between the POV of a park police officer and a forensic investigator who both deal with some tragic personal history. I enjoy books with multiple POV and I like both of these characters so this totally worked for me.
Core mystery here was good and had added tension because of the wildfires threatening the crime scenes and in the ways it hit close to home for the two main characters.
Looking forward to the next book in this series.
Core mystery here was good and had added tension because of the wildfires threatening the crime scenes and in the ways it hit close to home for the two main characters.
Looking forward to the next book in this series.
thealpacadream's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5