The small town of Riverwood, Minnesota is true to its name, brimming with beautiful scenes of nature. Its rural landscape is threaded with scenic trout streams, which carve their way through limestone bluffs. But beneath its picturesque facade, danger runs rampant.
Clay Hawkins isn’t a stranger to the secrets of his hometown. After twenty years away, Clay has recently returned home from abroad with his twelve-year-old son Braedon, and his relationship with his father Judd, the recently replaced sheriff, is as strained as ever.
Trouble immediately brews for Clay when his beloved uncle, Teddy, disappears. Together, the three generations of Hawkinses must overturn every stone in Riverwood and confront deep familial wounds to find the one person who brings them together. As danger looms, Clay worries that it might be too late to save Teddy—and that the rest of the family might be next.
What I thought about Liar's Creek
International soccer star Clay Hawkins returns to his hometown of Riverwood, Minnesota and finds himself working with his father and others to solve the disappearance of his uncle.
He's a fish out of water in his own hometown. The small town vibes are strong here as there are no secrets in little towns like Riverwood. But there are lies, and he'll have to wade through them to solve his uncle's disappearance.
Clay was an interesting character and I enjoyed getting to know him. By the end of the book, I was chomping for the next Clay Hawkins book! The setting was also new to me as I have not been to Minnesota, and that made it interesting for sure.
Clay has a difficult relationship with his father, and some of this story is devoted to navigating around past hurts and old times. There was some slowness in the beginning and some predictability, but I hung in there and became hooked as the mystery is unraveled. This was not a super suspenseful story and it seemed very character driven rather than plot driven. But that was okay by me. I enjoyed this story and I'm ready for more.
