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cathyrodgers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Book 2 of Sheriff Walt Longmire series. Well written; beautiful setting; witty snarky banter between characters; great side characters. Two drawbacks: the description of the crime from the past was more graphic than I wanted to know about (but that’s just my personal taste and was easy enough to skip through) and, since I listened to the audiobook, I had trouble keeping two side characters (Joe and Leo) separate.
Graphic: Death, Rape, and Murder
horizonous's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
◦ Animal cruelty = Gun shot wound◦ Chronic illness = Diabetes, fetal alcohol syndrome
◦ Death = Family member
meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Death Without Company is a very interesting book. It starts with Lucien insisting that the dead woman at the retirement community was his wife, and that she was poisoned. Both turn out to be true.
The investigation into her death goes from complicated to dangerous and back to complicated. Anyone involved in the case seems to be attacked or otherwise in danger of dying, from the granddaughter to the HP officer, from a family practitioner to a retired sheriff.
As with other Johnson mysteries, the obvious is not the obvious, and there are a few twists involving paternity and who gets to inherit what sort of money, and whether someone is really dead and, if so, who killed them.
The investigation into her death goes from complicated to dangerous and back to complicated. Anyone involved in the case seems to be attacked or otherwise in danger of dying, from the granddaughter to the HP officer, from a family practitioner to a retired sheriff.
As with other Johnson mysteries, the obvious is not the obvious, and there are a few twists involving paternity and who gets to inherit what sort of money, and whether someone is really dead and, if so, who killed them.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident
cnohero's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol