Mecca

 

I heard author Susan Straight speak at an event and was intrigued by the excerpt of this book that she read out loud. It sounded very interesting, so I checked it out. It was pretty good. 

Motorcycle CHP officer Johnny Frias rescued a woman who was being assaulted back in 1999. He ended up killing the abuser, but the woman took off before he could say anything to her. He buried the body and discovered the woman left behind her purse. He tried a few times to deliver it to her, only to be thwarted. 

Twenty-one years later, it's 2020 and the pandemic hits. Johnny is still with the CHP, helping his dad out in the canyons of Southern California, where he and all his friends grew up. There were a lot of threads woven together in this story, including the woman who Johnny rescued. I really like Straight's writing style, she's very descriptive without being repetitive. She is coming out with a sequel to this book, so something to look forward to!