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Mar 19, 2011Vandyoak rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I found this book to be a bit of an odd read. I have not read any of James Magnuson's other books, but I wondered if he had written a mystery before. The writing is very evocative, especially when he is describing the woods of Wisconsin, but the plot felt a little thin. The characters are too thinly drawn to garner any real sympathy or contempt. Magnuson isn't very skilled at building suspense either. The author presents a few suspects to the reader, but we are never drawn far enough down any one path to feel like we know whodunit. Which leads to few shocks. In short, fans of thrillers/mysteries will find better books than The Hounds of Winter.