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After being disapointed that their mother's boy friend did not pick them up to go fishing like he promised, 12 year old Annie decides she'll take her little brother, 10 year old William, herself even though neither knows anything about fishing. On their way to the creek, they witness a murder and are seen by the men. The children take off on the run and the story just gets better and better. I loved the characters and the story is fast pace. A great mystery!

This was a good (if predictable) story with well drawn characters and solid writing, but somehow I just couldn't connect with it, and found myself skimming rather than reading closely.

Blue Heaven was a very good thriller. From start to finish it makes you want to keep turning the pages. I would highly recommend this book to all readers!

Good

Solid narrative but occasionally a bit tedious. I was intrigued by the setting because I've spent some time skiing and boating in that corner of Idaho. Not quite riveting but well written.

So glad to see C.J. Box get away from his normal series and write a stand alone novel. "Blue Heaven" is a fast-paced thriller that may not be "literary" but certainly entertaining. It was for me a pleasant diversion from the Joe Pickett series which is good but somewhat repetitive. My only criticism would be that the ending hit a sour note; not sure what Box was going for but he was off the mark.