Wow. This book had me from the beginning. The story is set in Missouri during the summer. The atmosphere is rich and sticky. I love the way the author makes us feel like we're right there. I've never been to Missouri but I can see and feel the place in my mind. It gets even better when Ms Hamilton introduces us to the first character, as she puts it: "Willie Mac Coy had been a jerk before he died. His being dead didn't change that." 
 All the characters are so well developed, even the secondary ones. I was surprised how much I liked Phillip and Anita is just amazing. Tough yet vulnerable, sexy yet insecure. Great complex heroine! 
 I love the fact that the author uses short, pithy sentences to characterise the interior monologue. The reader gets into Anita's mind and that makes the character even more realistic. 
 I went and bought the second Kindle-book immediately, it was that good.