Jo lost on an airplane ( )

4 1/2 stars rounded up because it was a great story in spite of a slight shortcoming (in my opinion).

This was a sad story from beginning to end. It starts off with Cork fighting to keep Sam's Place, his burger hut by the lake that he loves. The main access road has been closed by a development company that wants to build condos on the lake, he's trying to sue, and his wife isn't too happy about the prospect of spending boatloads of money for lawyers, but she, a lawyer herself, is not up to fighting a rich corporation. Cork is thinking about taking on a job as a lawman again, and she's also unhappy about that. She leaves for a business trip on an angry note, without saying goodbye.

This makes both of them unhappy, but that's just the beginning. The nightmare about leaving mad is that if something happens, you will forever regret it, and when the plane goes off the radar in a big storm over the mountains, the nightmare comes true.

That could have been the end of the story, but it wouldn't have been a very good one. Fortunately, it is - a good one, that is. Certain facts come to light, and eventually the story gets interesting.

I subtracted half a star simply because there was a bit too much of the supernatural element that I think detracts from a serious story, but it didn't really make it a bad story. I just had to overcome my aversion, and it wasn't hard. There's always a bit of it in these stories, mostly from Cork's old friend Henry.

Also, it seems like the "final solution" never comes, unless I missed it; only a promise Cork makes to find the people at the top that are responsible. I guess we can assume they were dealt with. ( )

This one was a definite downer, but it still was an engaging mystery. ( )

Glad to finally get this one read. I knew it was coming but somehow I still had hope.... The books are well plotted and consistently well written. Cork continues to grow and change. I love listening to this series on the way to and from work. On to the next one. ( )

Many unexpected twists including he ending. Krueger is straying into Longmire country although I had no idea if he is even familiar with the series.
The story revolves around a plane crash with a lane that remains missing no Cork’s efforts to find it because his wife was a passenger. He is searching fo closure while trying to keep hope alive. ( )