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The Canary List by Sigmund Brouwer

by Miranda Sherman

January 27, 2012

Crockett Grey was ready to spend the one night a year he dreads most drowning his sorrow and pain in a bottle of liquor. The anniversary of his daughter’s death always hit him like a ton of bricks and the only preparation he ever had was alcohol. That was, until Jamie showed up scared and in need of help. Jamie a troubled foster child from his class was running away from home and they were following her. Grey and his neighbor take Jamie under their wing which set the ball of trouble and bizarre events rolling. Crockett realized they were after Jamie and now him too. How would he protect Jamie and try to save himself and his reputation all at the same time? Suddenly his world is torn apart and a dark conspiracy begins to unfold, how will he ever get out of this let alone get his life back?

This was an amazing read. At no point in this book did I think I had it figured out. There are so many twists and turns and sub plots that jump out of nowhere, it keeps you from even trying to predict the end. There was so much mystery, conspiracy and mind games that it kept the action going. There were times I had to put the book down just to process the plot twist and change in possible outcomes. The writer was amazing at concealing the gift and the motive for the individuals involved in Jamie’s life. With evil and the Catholic religion major factors in this book it brought deep scandal and intense darkness to the book. I highly recommend this book. It is very well written and I was very intrigued that I could not correctly predict any part of the story. The Author surprised me at every turn of events and I LOVED it!