Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin is a contemporary murder mystery/thriller. It is a story that is told in parts (before and after) until the story segways into one time line. There are multiple people who were capable of the murder and even more people who might have wanted to kill be murder victim.
Lillian Lasko was meeting her fiance’s family for the first time. Lillian was unprepared for the hostility and anger. Will McCann and his siblings were horrified to find out their widowed mother was marrying Cal Truitt. Cal Truitt was not a nice man, he was a ruthless businessman who took what he wanted. The fact that Faye McCann was marrying him AND turning the ranch into a posh place to stay was horrifying. The party that was planned did not happen. Tempers and hot headed comments and behavior were all part of the story line. Then there was the dead body.
Kate Graham, a police detective had to figure out who killed him and separate the stories from the truth and figure out who was truthful (not many people) and why Cal was killed.
I enjoy reading Laura Griffin’s books. I like how she writes stories and how information is woven into the novel. What made this novel different was I struggled to find characters to connect with. There were numerous storylines and great characters but it seemed that there was too much going on for a simple murder. What then hit me was how convoluted the story really was when the feds got involved. Despite all of that I did enjoy the novel. Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin was a good read.
This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
