I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It’s an interesting premise (though some more backstory on how Maxwell ends up in TX would have improved things quite a bit.) I liked Royce right from the start and before long felt a lot of sympathy for Maxwell.

The mystery is pretty obvious and it’s annoying the sheriff doesn’t put pieces together more quickly. The crisis point is tense    and the ending is exciting. I’ll be moving on to book two right away.