I found this book boring and tedious. I love the imagery of the setting (rural Pennsylvania) and the notion that the plot focused on fracking (environmentalist in me). Other than that, I did not like the book at all. The plot was hard to follow and boring. The characters were depressing. I did not like the author's writing style at that much. Sincere thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced readers copy of the book.

I found this book incredibly boring and tedious. It didn't get good until perhaps the last 30 pages. By that time I was only still reading because curiosity as to who did it kept me there but that's about it. Very dull and slow moving book.

Tom Bouman gives us a true literary mystery in FATEFUL MORNINGS. While the plot was good, with plenty of twists, the most interesting part of the book is Bouman's deft hand with conveying a sense of place. The reader can see and feel what it must be like to live in Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. Bouman also gives us a great character in the form of Henry Farrell, the small town cop perfectly comfortable with the fact that nothing much happens in Wild Thyme, so he has plenty of time to fool around with married women, go hunting in the mornings, and moonlight as a carpenter for his best friend's company. But Henry also has a sense of curiosity and a desire for justice that make him a very human protagonist. Thoroughly enjoyable and I look forward to more adventure with Henry Farrell.