Out of 3 5⭐️s for July, I‘m going with the character-driven, funny and well-plotted second book in the Porter Beck series. This has Longmire vibes as it centers around a small town Nevada sheriff.
Both other 5s were excellent as well and the roundups are definitely worth mentioning.
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pickSometimes after a first book, the second isn't as good. That's NOT the case with 'Shades of Mercy'. It's as good, if not better than the first 'The Bitter Past.'. Beck's corner of the world is not so quiet anymore. Like all the country, fentanyl is taking over, and they are trying to get a hold on it. There's drones that are being highjacked by someone and doing scary things. There's a girl that's not as sweet and innocent as she seems.
pickThe second Porter Beck mystery wastes no time in becoming quite the page-turner! The sheriff of Lincoln county faces fentanyl related deaths, hackers taking over classified drones & his own failing vision. With great characters, plenty of action & an exciting plot, I absolutely couldn‘t put this down! I gasped aloud, was literally at the edge of my seat & I can‘t wait to see where the series will go next! It‘s fun to follow a new series!
pickSecond in series, I‘m loving the adventures of Sheriff Porter Beck and crew in the high desert of Nevada.
Beck is pulled into two investigations here…one is the infusion of an even deadlier form of fentanyl into his community, and the second involves national security drone hackers. The drug issue is personal (he‘s lost a friend to it), the drone issue can prove deadly for innocents as well as presenting an open door for hostile nations. 🔻
Shades of Mercy: A Porter Beck Mystery | 
