The Antelope Play by Boyd Taylor (Book #2 in the Donnie Ray Cuinn series)
Book Details:
Category: Adult Fiction, 260 pages
Genre: Political Suspense
Publisher: Katherine Brown Press
Release date: July 25, 2015
Tour dates: Jan 3 to Feb 28, 2017
Content Rating: PG-13 + M (Some minor cursing.)
Book Description:
When Austin native Donnie Cuinn accepts a job as an associate in a Texas Panhandle law firm, his boredom and disdain for Velda, a sleepy Texas town, is forgotten when he gets caught up in a struggle over water rights, possible radioactive contamination of the nation’s largest underground fresh water supply, and the violence of an invading Mexican drug cartel. Along the way, Donnie learns to respect the local rancher, whose brother is at the center of the troubles, and to come to terms with the violent death of his young Mexican wife.
Meet the Author:
BOYD TAYLOR lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and their Havanese dog Toby. Necessities is the fourth novel in the Donnie Ray Cuinn series. In a former life, Boyd was a lawyer and a corporate officer. A native of Temple, Texas, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in government and an LL.B. from the law school.
Boyd’s first novel “Hero” was prescient in its story about fake news. His second novel, “The Antelope Play,” dealt with drug trafficking in the Texas Panhandle, an unfortunately accurate forecast. The third, “The Monkey House”, involved commercial development of a large green space in the center of Austin, all too familiar to Austin residents. Whether his upcoming novel “Necessities” predicts future events with the accuracy of the earlier books remains to be seen.
My Review
4 stars
Donnie Cuinn is back but it has been some time since Hero. He has pursued a degree in law and is not working for a prestigious firm in Velda. But he hates his job and is suffering from his time in Mexico. He ends up fired and moves to the small town of Antelope City where he starts his own firm.
A local land owner comes in for representation. It seems that the government and his family are pushing him to sign over his water rights. Donnie’s prior firm represents the other side and is trying to push for a signature too. Something doesn’t seem right and as Donnie starts to dig into this case he discovered a lot more happening behind the scenes.
I really enjoyed this story. It does start out slow but the further into the story you go the faster the pace. Donnie is suffering from what happened in Mexico. As we follow along with the present case we learn what happened in Mexico. I did not see that one coming.
This story has several characters that you will either like or not in the beginning but the more you read about them your opinion changes. This is a great story and a perfect follow up to Hero. I can’t wait to see what happens to Donnie in The Monkey House.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
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