Reviewed by J. M. Landon
Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it.
“The first time I had what could be called dealing with Judge Joubert, he was in a push-and-shove fight with the Pollard sisters at a book burning in the parking lot of the GroVont Library.”
The first sentence of Lit is an attention grabber. GroVont is the name of a small town in the mountains of Wyoming. Judge Joubert is not a Judge, but rather Judge is his first name. Judge is a published writer, and his books are in the burn pile, hence the push-and-shove fight. Judge is in his seventies, the Pollard sisters are octogenarians, and the narrator, Kasey, is in his early fifties. Not that every person in the town is an elder, they just seem to be the only ones available for a weekday, daytime book burning led by the local holy-rolling preacher, his teenage son, and a gang of his friends.
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Buckle up as the plot winds and twists like a switchback road up the mountain. At the book burning, one of the teens ‘falls’ into the fire; Judge’s house gets burned down by the fanatics; Kasey falls in love with one of librarians; and the preacher is found dead with a dent in his head that matches the broken chianti bottle found near his body.
Kasey and Judge become the main suspects. Then the love-interest librarian and the deputy become the main suspects, followed by a long line of other suspects. Anyone slightly suspicious becomes the main suspect to the town’s sheriff, who really has no clue. Money is made off a YouTube documentary beginning with the book-burning. From the notoriety, Judge acquires a million-dollar book deal.
Secure your glasses and false teeth before diving into this book and prepare for a fun ride.
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Disclosure: This post contains links to an affiliate program, for which we receive a few cents if you make purchases. KRL also receives free copies of most of the books that it reviews, that are provided in exchange for an honest review of the book.J.M. Landon is retired and blissfully at work on the ‘great American novel.’ She’s worn many hats through her career including: wife, mother, piano teacher, middle school teacher, university professor, painter, jewelry maker, and dragon tamer. She has eight published short stories.
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