MCKETTRICKS OF TEXAS Garrett

The latest in the McKettricks series has it all and, as a result, wanders in the telling. Rustlers, a political scandal, a pole-dancing vixen, a sick child, feuding brothers, a trailer fire, a single Mom losing her home, a wedding, saving the ranch, the return of a biological dad, romance, and hot sex—they all add up to a lot for listeners to keep track of. Even Jack Garrett's rich, well-acted delivery, complete with drawl, cannot salvage this predictable offering from an author who usually provides much better fare. The next in the series, foreshadowed in this installment, promises to deliver a better story. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2010]