Review – Watcher in the Woods (Rockton, Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Length: 368 pages
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date: February 5, 2019
ISBN-13: 978-1250159915
Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the Rockton series
Source: Borrowed from Library
Rating: 5/5 stars
“The secret town of Rockton has seen some rocky times lately; understandable considering its mix of criminals and victims fleeing society for refuge within its Yukon borders. Casey Duncan, the town’s only detective on a police force of three, has already faced murder, arson, and falling in love in the several months that she’s lived there. Yet even she didn’t think it would be possible for an outsider to locate the town and cause trouble in the place she’s come to call home.
When a US Marshal shows up demanding the release of one of the residents, but won’t say who, Casey and her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are skeptical. And yet only hours later, the marshal is shot dead and the only possible suspects are the townspeople and Casey’s estranged sister, smuggled into town to help with a medical emergency. It’s up to Casey to figure out who murdered the marshal, and why someone would kill to keep him quiet―before the killer strikes again.”
This is the fourth book in the Rockton series, there are supposed to be five books in this series. This was another wonderful addition to this series. This series is more of a Thriller/Mystery series and different from most series I read, but I absolutely love it.
Casey and Eric are hoping for things to settle down in Rockton a bit when a US Marshall shows up hunting one of Rockton’s residents. The fact that the US Marshal even found Rockton is worrisome. To complicate matters Casey has snuck her surgeon sister into Rockton to help save the life of one of the residents. Now there are two unapproved people in Rockton. Things get dangerous when the Marshall ends up dead and Casey and Eric must figure out who killed him before the killer strikes again.
I continue to absolutely love the setting for this series (middle of nowhere Yukon territory) and the characters. All of the characters are very well developed, even the side characters. Additionally the mystery here is smart, intense, and keeps me guessing. All of this combined makes for an intense, engaging read that is just perfection.
Overall another great book in this wonderful series. I highly recommend to those who like a combination of mystery/thriller and survival stories.
