A Thin Dark Line [Large Print] (Hardcover)

The pacing seems to flow rather well, and I hardly noticed the 600 pages. I plan on reading more of Hoag's writing, as it's a nice escape that you can pick up at any point.

Having never been to Louisiana, I can't testify to whether or not she adequately describes the area, but nonetheless, there is an unmistakable atmosphere in her descriptions of the people, the French and Cajun influences, and the attitudes of the town.

My one complaint is that in 600 pages, there could have been a little more in character development. There were characters that were seemingly one-note (see: Stokes as the perfect example of a "male jerk stereotype") and could have had a little more to them. Even Nick, one of the lead characters, seemed to be overly mysterious, in the sense that we know he's an angry withdrawn man who doesn't trust many people and has little time for BS....but he doesn't really get fleshed out the way he could have been in 600 pages of story.

But this is a minor complaint. It's not something that takes a considerable amount of enjoyment OUT of the book, just something that I was hoping would be done a little more than it was.

It's good and suspensefull, had my guessing until the final few chapters and made me wonder who to trust throughout the story. If this is your thing, I recommend with thumbs up.

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Deputy Annie Broussard is a youthful, pirky young woman who is also determined to find the truth. She was the officer who found the woman's mutilated body and has crossed her own boundaries to prove that Renard is the killer. She must form an alliance with the hard-nosed, intense Broussard--and she gets much more than she bargained for. As the two travel the streets of the Louisiana French Triangle, Broussard and Fourcade must not only learn to co-exist for the their own fates, but to stop a deranged killer from wrecking more hovac on a peaceful small city.

At nearly a 600-page length, this Hoag novel drags from time to time, failing to emphasize some of the main aspects because so much focus is on the relationship between Fourcade and Broussard. While their rapport is important to the tale, the book could have been constructed in a smoother, more concise manner. With this said; however, "A Think Dark Line" is a good story, crossing the immoral tendencies of a dark hero with the innocent, steam-rolling attitude of its heroine to create a piece that undoubtably will keep some readers up all night--but due to its painstaking nature--well into the morning too.

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Thin Dark Line was about a man that was acquitted for a stalking/murder that his whole town believe's he's guilty of. We get to know the police force who after the trial is over, is outraged, along with the whole town- and everyone's on the edge. But there are 2 cops more dedicated than all others, and while they try to get further evidence to convict the suspected killer- they put themselves in the middle of a web of deceit. And put their own lives on the line, and maybe even fall in love.

I did for the most part enjoy this book, however it did not impress me to the point that I'm planning on reading any further Hoag books. I might end up picking up another, maybe not. I enjoyed the characters, the suspense and the ending that was unexpected. What I found annoying though was how LONG this book was- with 600 pages- 200 could have easily been edited out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not usually one to complain about the length of a book...it's just there seemed to just be way too much "stuff" in this book. Unnecessary details, conversations and things going on. I enjoy a great mystery, but I think what makes mysterys so exciting is that they stay to a length that is fast paced and only filled with necessary details- and I think this book went beyond that point.

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