City Of The Lost by Kelley Armstrong

Synopsis: Casey Duncan once killed a man and got away with it. But that’s not why she’s on the run. Her best friend Diana’s ex has found her again, despite all Casey has done to protect her. And Diana has decided the only way she’ll ever be safe is if she finds a mythical town that will hide people like her. Turns out the town exists, and it will take Diana, but only if Casey, a talented young police detective, comes along.

Imagine a secret town, isolated in the Yukon wilderness, deliberately cut off from the world, where everyone is pretending to be someone they’re not. Even good people can get up to some very bad stuff. (from the author’s website)

It has been a long time since I have found a series that I cannot put down. But this one…well, I have not been able to put it down. I love these characters. I love the town of Rockton. I love reading about the Yukon. And I love Therese Plummer’s narration, as always.

Rockton is a small town of around 200 people who have paid a fee to be there. They all have something they are running from, whether that is an abusive ex or white-collar crime (their fees are higher). Casey is a detective and they need her because Rockton is not exactly a utopia.

There has been at least one murder, possibly several more and Eric Dalton, the sheriff, believes himself to be in over his head on this. So Casey is given 6 months to come up and help the sheriff and she is more than willing to do that to get Diana away from her abuser.

But she didn’t really understand what she was walking into. Rockton is in the middle of the Yukon, surrounded by forests with bears (black and grizzly),  cougars, and wolves. But there are also “settlers” many of whom once lived in Rockton and “hostiles” who mark their territory with the body parts of anyone who crossed into their territory.

Yeah. Intense. And oh, so good!

Could there possibly be a town like Rockton? Hiding people who are in danger or perhaps even white-collar criminals. No internet, no phones, no electricity, no real names.

I think it is an interesting concept. Not for criminals, but for those running from abusive spouses or other dangers. I picked this book because I was looking for something narrated by one of my favorites and Therese Plummer never disappoints, but the idea of Rockton also intrigued me. Casey Duncan, by way of Kelley Armstrong, kept me listening and moving on to the second in the series.

Book Details: 

* City Of The Lost by Kelley Armstrong
* Hardback: 416 pages; Minotaur Books; 1st edition (May 3, 2016)
* Paperback: 416 pages; Minotaur; Reprint edition (January 17, 2017)
* Kindle: 4180 KB; 412 pages; Minotaur Books (May 3, 2016)
* Audiobook: 13 hours 42 minutes; Macmillan Audio (May 03, 2016); narrated by Therese Plummer

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