Lisa Boyle

In the Silence of Decay by Lisa Boyle
Pinter P.I. #1

Interesting, informative, and immersive ~ Great historical fiction that drew me in and made me care!

What I liked:
* Molly: recently lost her mother, moved in with her distant father, artist, bright, enjoys puzzles, inquisitive, fourteen, unsure of her future, has great potential, would like to get to know her better
* James Pinter: truck driver , owns his own big rig, ex-military CID officer, stationed in Vietnam and Germany, suddenly received guardianship of his daughter Molly and is learning to be a parent, intelligent, capable, ready for a job change, liked him and eager to see him again
* Wayne: Chief of police on a reservation, educated, wise, professional, grandfather was a code talker in WWII, married to Barbara, strong leadership abilities, friendly, good man
* Kay: high school teacher on the reservation, divorced, carrying secrets and guilt over her sister’s death, a bit haunted, attracted to James
* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing
* Learning about the uranium mining waste dam burst in 1979
* That it reminded me of the era of the Vietnam war and brought back memories of a high school project that sent letters with cookies to servicemen
* The family ties on the reservation
* Watching James and Molly get to know one another and grow closer as parent and child
* The police procedural aspects and that the murderer was found by the end of the book
* Knowing that there is another book to look forward to in the series

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* The bigotry, waste of a good woman’s life, the corrupt big businesses practices

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars… (mehr)

"Some things can't be changed. Only controlled. Man cannot stop a storm or drought. They can only respond to the damage and perhaps plan accordingly for the next one." - Lisa Boyle (In the Silence of Decay)

I loved this line and really it was a theme through this entire story. James Pinter thought he left his investigation days behind him, but when his daughter finds a child alone at a truck stop life quickly changes for him. His daughter having just recently becoming a part of his life already has made enough changes, changes he has gladly accepted he just wished it was under different circumstances. Finding the dead body of that boy's mother has haunted him and his daughter, he knows he must say something or it will just get marked as another drug overdose and the truth will never be found out. Rules for death are different when it is someone from the Navajo Nation and James is quickly learning that he is being looked at as another white outsider who should just mind his own business. Knowing he has to put his all into this case, he decides to prove himself and offer assistance to those willing to take it. His daughter is also showing detective interest and skills, and the two of them settle into a father/daughter relationship as they work to help get to the bottom of who murdered Linda and why. I am looking forward to more Pinter cases as the ending did leave for it to become a possible series. Thank you to the author for the free novel. This review is of my own opinion and accord.… (mehr)

My thanks to the Author publisher's and Book Sirens for providing me with a Kindle version of this book to read and honestly review.

Absolute quality.
A real page turner riveting from start to finish, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place. Superb characters throughout clever descriptive intelligent storytelling with plenty of surprises and twists along the way.
From about fifty percent in as I flicked each read page, I hoped this book could be the start of a series and I am extremely pleased the Author agreed, as book two is underway, and I personally cannot wait.
Totally and utterly recommended.… (mehr)