Mission Flats - William Landay

I am in awe of this author's ability, having read an ARC of "Defending Jacob" a few months ago (it will be released on January 31st, and already has several awards awaiting its release). This is his first novel, and is absolutely brilliant. Ben Turman is a small-town cop who is brought into a major case when a Boston DA is found murdered in a nearby cabin. Truman travels to Boston to work with the police of Mission Flats and the local prosecutor. There are several back stories, some of which didn't seem important when I first contemplated them, but by the end of the book, everything came together in ways that I had not anticipated. I thought that I had this figured out several times, and I'm happy to say that I had it wrong. There is a bit of deceit on behalf of Truman as he fulfills his dual role as main character and narrator, but it is a satisfying deceit. Mr. Landay is destined to reach the top of every literary list, and that placement is well-deserved.