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Wild Wild Country and Longmire meet in the latest in the “gritty, brash, and totally gripping” (The Real Book Spy) Bad Axe County series, as Sheriff Heidi Kick struggles to prevent a radical religious sect from turning her county into the next Jonestown, all while a dark secret from her past puts her life in danger.
Synopsis:
A strange religious sect has arrived in Bad Axe County, Wisconsin. Armed with guns, an enigmatic spiritual leader and his followers set up their compound in an abandoned storage lot. It’s not long before rumors start to spread of sadistic rituals and a planned takeover of the local government. But when one of the followers is found dead in the river, that’s when full-on panic sets in.
Sheriff Heidi Kick may not be a fan of the new group, but she is also dismayed by the hostile reaction of the Bad Axe community. With a murder investigation on her hands, the situation becomes more complicated when Sheriff Kick finds out an ex-boyfriend from her youth is out on parole early and looking to hunt her down. With a tumultuous snowstorm on the horizon, the cult members are on the verge of freezing, Bad Axe is on the edge of violence, and Sheriff Kick is just one false step away from losing her family, her town, and her very life.
By a writer at the height of his powers, Bad Day Breaking is a thrilling mystery that explores the price paid for following false leaders and the power we each have to triumph over trauma.
Review:
This is book 4 of the Bad Axe County series, and it removes any questions about the series. It is a roller coaster ride that has the reader both rooting for Heidi and worrying she will not survive the events unfolding in the book. With what seems like 7 lives gone already from the previous books, Heidi is both aware that her job is still on the line and if current events keep unfolding, her days as Sheriff are over, and as a deputy as well. With the amount of evil that has purvaded Heidi's entire adult life, and Bad Axe County, it'sa wonder either are still functioning. It's an honest book in many ways about modern life, and readers of the series will be happy to see some trails from the past resolved, Don't miss this book!
About the Author
John Galligan is the author of four Bad Axe County novels including,
Bad Axe County, Dead Man Dancing, and Bad Moon Rising. He is also the author of the Fly Fishing Mystery series, The Nail Knot, The Blood Knot, The Clinch Knot, The Wind Knot, and the novel Red Sky, Red Dragonfly. He lives and teaches college writing in Madison, Wisconsin.
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