About the Book
Appearing out of nowhere to
horrify the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida, dozens of identical,
ordinary-looking shoes float in on the tide and are washed up on the tropical
beach–each one with a crudely severed human foot inside.
A ghastly enigma with no apparent solution.
Called away from vacation elsewhere in the state, Agent
Pendergast reluctantly agrees to visit the crime scene–and, despite himself,
is quickly drawn in by the incomprehensible puzzle. An early pathology report
only adds to the mystery. With an ocean of possibilities confronting the
investigation, no one is sure what happened, why, or from where the feet
originated. And they desperately need to know: are the victims still alive?
A
worthy challenge for a brilliant mind.
In short order, Pendergast finds himself facing the most
complex and inexplicable challenge of his career: a tangled thread of evidence
that spans seas and traverses continents, connected to one of the most baffling
mysteries in modern medical science. Through shocking twists and turns, all
trails lead back to a powerful adversary with a sadistic agenda and who–in a
cruel irony–ultimately sees in Pendergast the ideal subject for their
malevolent research.
My Review
I recently read Old Bones from these authors and I truly enjoyed it, so I quickly said yes to Crooked River. This one wasn’t my cup of tea at all though. I generally do prefer chick lit or women’s fiction, but I also love a good mystery. This one was a little much for my stomach to handle though. I considered passing off the novel after the first chapter with the dog, but I kept pushing through and while the writing was strong, the plot was too unsettling and gruesome for me. If you are okay with that style of books you might enjoy this one, but it was so different from Old Bones and simply not what I expected.
2 stars
