Review: BOXED by Richard Anderson

Publisher Scribe
Length 275 pages
Format paperback

Published 2019

Series standalone
My Copy provided by the publisher

My Review

Richard Anderson is fast becoming one of the best crime fiction writers to take on the Aussie Outback and conquer it with cleverly crafted tales about hard working average Joe's (or Dave's, as is the case here) who find themselves involved in situations they've only seen on the television during prime time viewing; murder, mayhem, mobsters, and... accidental heroes. 

Dave Martin is a farmer struggling to overcome the breakdown of his marriage following the untimely and accidental death of his teenage son. The farm is on the steady decline and his drink is on the steep incline, the only thing he has to look forward to is the mail delivery. However, it's this one highlight in his week that introduces him to lowlifes and dangers not typically seen outside the big city.

Boxed is a lot of fun; the characters are great and distinctly Australian, while the place-setting envelopes the reader in a unique rural Australian farming community, complete with cattle, dust, utes, and local firemen. I loved the unassuming hero angle and found myself eagerly turning the pages hoping for light at the end of the darkness for Dave. 

My rating: 4/5 stars. 

You can read my thoughts on Richard Anderson's other novel I reviewed last year, Retribution by clicking on the link below:

Review: RETRIBUTION by Richard Anderson (published 2018 by Scribe)