Blue Heaven

by C.J. Box

Branching out once again from my tried and true authors, I did enjoy this book. I read the sleeve and was intrigued by the fact that the kids were on the run from the bad guys, always interesting when they're memorable characters as in Grishams "The Client", and as they are in this novel. Annie (a tough mother hen) and her younger brother William (a little outlaw) are fishing in their small town in Idaho when they see a murder, unfortunately the killers sees them too. The town they live in is nicknamed Blue Heaven because retired LAPD has bought land there, when they offer to assist in the search for the children, no one argues. The kids would if they knew because they are the bad guys who are after them. When they hide out in a barn, it isn't long before they're discovered by the owner, Jess Rawlins, a pillar of the community who is in danger of losing his ranch. He takes on the kids cause and risks his life in the process, I really liked his character and the children's Mom Monica, they were strong and flawed, just how I like them.