Postal
The townsfolk of Eden, Wyoming wake up to the first official murder the town has seen in 25 years. Their reaction to this isn't normal and there's a reason for that. Eden operates as a haven for fugitive criminals who remain here while new identities, often including facial reconstruction, are created for them. There is zero tolerance for any illegal activity that might draw attention to the town and an "official murder" is the last thing they want. A single, tight-knit family runs Eden with the youngest oddball son Mark Shiffron overseeing the postal branch, the only means of shipping in or out of the city. THE FBI has repeatedly been foiled trying to insert an undercover here; they see Mark as the weak link to exploit. This murder gives them a new opportunity.
Reviews
Maggie Gordon@maggieg
Postal was... okay, and according to Goodreads that warrants 2 stars. The book stars a man with Asperger's, so props for featuring a type of protagonist who doesn't get a lot of star time in fiction. The rest of book, however, was pretty lackluster. It features a town of people are all former criminals. There's a former insider trying to take the place down. Lots of violent things happen, people aren't particularly nice, and there's not too much plot. It's not told particularly badly, it's just nothing I haven't seen before.
Viry@viry
Kelley Nielsen-Radtke@kjnr