Set during the Great Depression, MR. SHIVERS by Robert Jackson Bennett tells the story of a man obsessed with tracking and killing a mysterious man who brutally murdered a member of his family. Along the way, he finds others just like him, and they travel through the dust bowl, hopping trains and scavenging meals, in a never-ending quest to find the man who destroyed their lives. But the road of vengeance often leads through–and often to–Hell. Bennett’s debut novel starts off strong, and while it loses steam in the middle, by the last act it really picks up and delivers a satisfying finish.
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