chymerra
Written on Jul 18, 2024
The Bitter Past is the first book in the Porter Beck series. Taking place in Nevada (in dual timelines), the book follows a KGB spy trying to infiltrate the nuclear program in the desert. It also follows, 60 years later, Sherriff Porter Beck’s investigation into a gruesome murder of a retired FBI agent. Each storyline was well written and kept me on my toes. The author tied the two storylines in an explosive reveal that I didn’t see coming.