Watcher in the Woods (Rockton, #4)

by Kelley Armstrong

[Melanie]

4.5 stars

My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.

I love Rockton. It’s a town in the Yukon that people can go (if they know about it or know someone who knows about it). Casey Duncan was a detective before she and her friend came to Rockton. She’s still a detective in Rockton. She’s also dating and living with the sheriff. She’s also training a Newfoundland to a police dog.

So, there’s always something going on in the small off the grid town of Rockton. A lot more than there should be for a small town, but then without a lot going on, we wouldn’t be getting stories, would we?

Well, this time, someone has found Rockton. He acts like a cop, and claims he’s a US Marshall looking for a fugitive that he knows is in Rockton. The question is who? There are a lot of reasons that people come to Rockton. Some are white collar criminals who were able to buy their way in. Some saw something they shouldn’t have. Some are running from an abusive relationship. The sheriff is the only one who knows the real story, and sometimes he doesn’t always know the whole truth. The council, the governing body who is also a pain in the ass and manages the funding for Rockton, doesn’t always share everything (which is something we learned in previous books).

I love the characters who live in Rockton. Casey, Sheriff Dalton and their dog make a great team. I also love Mathias. He’s a former criminal psychiatrist. He’s got his own dog, a half wolf and half dog. I also love Isabelle, who was a psychologist in her former life. Now she runs the bars, brothel and makes the beer (and I think the liquor too, but I can’t remember).

In this book, we also get to meet Casey’s sister. She’s a genesis neurosurgeon. And there’s someone in Rockton who needs a neurosurgeon and Rockton doesn’t even have a real medical doctor. So, Dalton and Duncan sneak her in without telling the council.

The mystery in this one (and the previous books too), was good. I love watching Casey work through police procedure with limited resources. There is also something going on with the council which has been going on since the beginning. I’m interested to learn more as the series progresses. We learn some interesting details in this book. If you like mysteries and police procedure stories, this is a fun series.

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**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.