The hilarity of a skunk on the loose in the sheriff’s office soon gives way to the seriousness of a missing person case. While facts are being gathered, the reader gets insight into Sheriff Peter Elliot’s personal background and the hiring of a new recruit before seguing into a darker, more intense kidnapping situation.

I loved not knowing which direction the story was going to take and which characters to trust. Despite this tension, Karson keeps a lid on the violence and finds plenty of other ways to keep her readers’ pulse elevated. She maintains a perfect balance between dialogue, twists and pacing.

I won’t be able to look at a hedgehog quite the same way again.

I was gifted this copy by the publisher through NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.