Sadly this book just was not for me. This sat on my kindle for quite some time - twice I have attempted to read and twice I did not finish.

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I couldn't put this book down. I stayed up until 3:30 AM to finish it, and when I was done I was so agitated I couldn't get to sleep for another hour. Any book that's so good that it has to be read in one sitting deserves 5 stars, right? But...but...but...I'm so angry with Darwin Burr, the narrator and main character of the story! And dammit, there are WAY too many unanswered questions for me to give this 5 stars, right?

Without giving away any spoilers, here's why I loved the book: It was well written. The character's narration was interesting, conversational and it let me into his head (although I found that I REALLY didn't want to be there after a while). Darwin is a rather clueless small town guy who works for his best friend since high school, who one day disappears. The disappearance of his friend and the subsequent investigation that follows with the FBI leads Darwin, ever loyal, to make some sketchy decisions that could get him into deep trouble. AND some very stupid decisions that just made me want to throw the book in disgust.

Then there's Daina, Darwin's Latvian wife, a public health nurse, who wants more for Darwin in life than working for his best friend at an auto parts store. Her own job can be dangerous, and the family is drawn into some gang warfare activity that leads Darwin to find out more about his wife than he ever knew.

And there's the lovely Fariba, who, with Darwin, coaches his daughter's high school basketball team. She's Iranian, and there's more to that story as well. No spoilers.

There's a lot going on in this book, and it flip flops back and forth among all the action, but in an interesting and absorbing way. I was hooked.

But...and it's a big but: I hated the ending. There were way too many questions still left unanswered from too many teasers the author had thrown out. Too many unresolved issues. Grrrrr! Frustration!!!

I actually debated just giving this book 3 stars because it was so unfinished, in my opinion. But how could I do that with I book I also thought was so fascinating? I compromised with a generous 4.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hark! New Era Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.