Mare Of Easttown
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A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life...
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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Gray Areas (Grey Areas #1) in Books
Nov 14, 2019
But he is clearly hiding a secret in his past. Even a small town in middle America might not be a safe place to stay hidden.
From this simple premise, Carl weaves an interesting tale focusing on Fields and all the characters in interacts with. As the first in the series this doesn't have much direction until the last third, detailing small town life. But the characters are so well described I was happy to follow along just to see what happened. The warmth of living in a small community where everyone knows everyone else is almost palpable.
Once the cosy set up is established, Carl then turns up the pace with events outside of Fields' control forcing him to reveal more about himself than he intended. There are certainly twists and there is action too as things come to a head.
The only downside of Grey Areas is that once it has been finished the reader will immediately want to pick up the next in the series to see what happens next. But that's certainly a downside that's worth having.
Mudhoney (1965)
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In this 1960s sexploitation classic a traveler, Calif, passes through a small town and falls for...
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Cruel Summer
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A small Texas town when a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a...
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
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It is about a boy and his family moving into a supposedly haunted hotel on the edge of a small town.
The League of Gentlemen
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Dark, surreal comedy about the strange inhabitants of the small, northern town of Royston Vasey.
The Parts You Lose (2019)
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A young boy in a small North Dakota town befriends a potentially dangerous fugitive.