The Shadows We Hide

Joe Talbert from [b:The Life We Bury 20758175 The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert, #1; Max Rupert, #1) Allen Eskens https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1437077793l/20758175.SY75.jpg 40090621] is all grown up. He's a bonafide reporter for the Associated Press, his live-in girlfriend is about to sit for the Bar exam, and they're defacto parents to Joe's brother Jeremy who has special needs due to his autism. In the midst of regular life drama Joe's hit with the news that maybe his his father, who he thought had been dead for years, was in fact living a few towns over. The past tense is operative because he's just been found dead. Likely murdered. And Joe is on the case.I've enjoyed this series, primarily because I've consumed them as audios and they've been great. This one, like the first Joe Talbert book, is narrated by [a:Zach Villa 7463493 Zach Villa https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and he did a fantastic job. The story itself is good, well paced, and through Joe we get to experience the inner turmoil and growth of an individual, who though technically an adult, is still growing into his own skin. I think if we're healthy individuals we never cease taking on new experiences and reevaluating given new information while retaining a core truth. I'm once again reminded that I'm a nice or generous person vis a vis Joe's relationship with his mother. As always my favorite character was Jeremy. ❤️❤️