A Stranger in Town

paperback, 368 pages

Published Nov. 9, 2021 by Minotaur Books.

ISBN:: 9781250801227

(1 review)

Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer residents coming in to the hidden town of Rockton, and no extensions being granted. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, presumes it’s the natural flux of things, but Casey’s not so sure. Something bigger is happening in the small town they call home.

When an injured hiker stumbles from the woods, the sole survivor of a hostile attack, it’s all hands on deck. Even a member of the elusive Rockton council comes in to help. This council member also comes bearing news: Rockton is being shut down due to the hostile situation.

Casey and Eric must now race to save the town that has allowed residents to have a fresh start, away from the mistakes of their past, while also getting to the bottom of this latest attack.

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sarah reviewed A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong

too much convoluted conspiracy not enough people

2 stars

I really liked this series initially--a town hidden in the wilderness of Yukon, a new detective solving mysteries and learning to live in the woods. The characters were interesting and not obvious. And then. It's less of a series and more of a string of 6 books so far that follow a longggggg arc of who is responsible for the bogeymen in the woods and how evil actually is the corporation running the town. I might not be able to stop myself from reading until the series concludes, but I also might just try to dig up plot summaries as they come out.