Skulls and Coffee

This is one of those books that had definite things I didn't like and things I did like. In the end, I have to say I enjoyed it but with caveats. Lott's writing here is as beautiful as usual and yes, he can write a good thriller. The downside is that sometimes he gets to pontificating on say, the green of the swamp, and you're just wanting to know wether the bad guy is going to find the good guys in said swamp.
However, Lott brings to life the Charleston we don't normally see-the one outside of "South of Broad". The hunt club in the country where his uncle lives and the blue collar neighborhood where Huger lives with his mom. The story here isn't inventing the wheel: the South, corruption, rich white men are all stock features but Lott's writing here carries the story.

If you love Southern fiction and/or Bret Lott you should check this one out!