Jenny Siler has done it again with an intensely vivid piece of writing. After a stint in a New Mexico prison cell, Megan returns to desolate, wintry Montana and gets a job repossessing cars. But her latest assignment is not nearly as straightforward as it should be. The owner of the car has been stabbed to death, and the spiral of violence that began with his murder soon escalates. A gang of criminally minded Russian immigrants and a woman with a red dragon tattoo seem to have a pressing interest in the car – or in something that’s hidden inside it. And nothing and no one will stop them finding it ...
Great story. I am an avid reader. I love listening to audiobooks. So, for me, this is a love/hate review. I do love the story. Meg is a tough gal, maybe a little too tough, but it becomes understandable as the story unfolds. The writing is compelling, the descriptions vivid, and the characters believable. The problem I had was with the narrator. Meg is supposed to be a twenty-something tough-girl from Montana. The narrator sounds like a sixty-something Austrailian trying to hide her accent. She doesn't pull it off. When reading Meg's dialog, Meg comes across as more whiny and grating than tough. Most of the female characters sound the same. Grating, like nails on a chalkboard.
In my opinion, the book is worth reading. Skip the audio.
