Cracker Town by W.F. Ranew
Red Farlow Mysteries #5

Red Farlow is on a cold case this time. He has been tasked with finding out the truth about the murder of a family that took place decades previously. The case may be cold but Red is hot on the trail finding threads to follow, pull, sort through, untangle, and watch as they weave together to create an intriguing story for the reader.

What I liked:
* Red Farlow: older, private detective, married, capable, knowledgeable, has many contacts from years on the job, good people skills, interesting.
* The four-part layout of the story with timeline moving from the case being undertaken then moving to the past then moving further into the past before returning to the present and the eventual conclusion of the story.
* The setting in the South
* Getting to know the various characters and thinking about their parts in the story
* The overlapping of Red’s past with this case
* The sleuthing done and how it unfolds
* Thinking about human behavior and motivation – there were some doozies in this story
* The twists…and there were a few
* That all the threads were tied up in a neat bow by the end of the book
* Knowing that there will be a new book in the series coming out at some point in the future

What I didn’t like:
* Exactly who and what I was meant not to like
* Having to wait for the next book in the series

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review

4-5 Stars ( )