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Kimberly reviews The Burning by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman

TITLE: The Burning
SERIES #: Clay Edison #4
CHARACTERS: Clay Edison
AUTHOR: Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman
PUBLICATION DATE: 09/21/21
ORDER LINKS: Amazon  | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).

A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.

For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.

Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.

And now he’s gone AWOL.

The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke’s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?

This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning–a harrowing collision of family, revenge, and murder.

REVIEW:
Having lived in California for a while I am fully aware of the burning that CA and the surrounding states can go through and having read the other three books from the father/son Kellerman team. So I was interested when this book was offered.

The problem is the story moves very slowly. Most certainly the slowest in the series so far. And some of the personalities from Clay didn’t mesh from the last three books.

While the book was slow, the writing was very palatable. You can practically feel the burning going on around Clay and his worry about his recently released from prison brother.

This was not my favorite in the series and I certainly do not think this can be a stand alone.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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