This review is from: The Trees Beyond the Grass (Paperback)The author gifted me a copy of his book in exchange for an honest review, which I promised to write, in my own time. Robert Reeves said he was in no hurry, but once I began reading, I was the one who was racing to finish the story. I resented all the tasks and chores that took me away from reading 'The Trees Beyond the Grass'.Cole Muzon works in Denver and returns to Charleston, his hometown to visit his adopted parents, his grandmother...

I decided to read this mystery/thriller as soon as I received it cause I plan to visit Charleston in less than one month, and the chance to read a novel set in the town was too good to let it pass. And I’m glad I did, cause Charleston is as much as a protagonist as Cole Mouzon. The Trees Beyond the Grass is a thriller with a subtheme of romance, and, at least in this novel, the love interest of Cole, Cash Calhoun, will appear well into the plot, even if he is related to Cole since the day he was...

3.5 rounded upAttention: slow burning romance lovers, this book is for you! The two MCs meet at 64%!!Kidding aside, this is not a proper MM romance. It’s a thriller with a gay (or bi?) main character. Since this is the first of a three-book series, I suppose the proper romance will be exploited in the next installment. And I loved this: the author managed to write a book as good as James Pattersons’ or Patricia Cornwell’s ones with a Lgbt element in it and without giving in to the usual tropes o...

It's hard to say if it was a good book or not.
The average-intelligent reader will know whodunnit and why since the very beginning. The plot building is painfully slow, but I liked it in this case - the descriptions of Charleston, the history of the city - it was great, even though some may complain about so many details.

But I enjoyed it.

I finished reading the book because I agreed to do so and give it a review. The writing towards the beginning of the book was hard for me to read with its inline use of description. I am not quite sure how to classify it but in a nutshell it seemed forced..."His eyes still pinched closed, he shook off the residual fear like a wet dog and then instinctually slid his arm across the bed where only the cool underside of a pillow was found...Slowly, he opened his eyes, still damp from the piercing em...

I could NOT put this book down! It sucked me in and didn't let go the entire way through. Not only fascinating and bone-chilling in its presentation, but it also spoke so much of the history of the locations - all of which are real. I am planning a trip for later this fall and will definitely be visiting some of the places named. My rating of the book: FANTASTIC. And I was even more surprised to learn that this is Reeves' first book. I can't wait to read his future work. My rating of the author:...

This story is deeply rooted in the south with backdrops from Denver to Atlanta to South Carolina. Mystery, intrigue and suspense will grab you from the start and hold your attention throughout as you travel with Cole from his home in Denver to where he grew up in Charleston. The bits and pieces of scenery and history in this book all but become a secondary character, they are so detailed and precise. Cole Mouzon is an accomplished attorney in Denver who is headed back home to visit his family an...

What can I say, I love a good mystery. I like to challenge myself to figure out the killer before I'm supposed to. The thing about this book, is that it's so much more than that. This book is about family, self-defense (in every sense) and the south. Charleston becomes a character in this book and I loved learning all the little bits of history. It was a very similar read to The Garden of Good and Evil. I loved it, a very different and refreshing read for me. Can't wait for the one!

Cole Mouzon is an accomplished lawyer living and practicing in Denver. On the surface he appears content with his life, when in reality that is so from the truth. Burdened with loss and a fear to love are just some of his issues. Coles deepest fear of all is the constant unexplainable nightmare that runs on a loop night after night haunting his dreams.Deciding to take a much needed vacation,he heads back to his hometown Charleston, to escape the rut of his everyday life. Connecting with old frie...

Meet Cole Mouzon This is the first installment in the Cole Mouzon thriller series. The Trees grabbed my attention right from the beginning with the prologue.The central plot is about our lead character Cole Mouzon a successful lawyer from Denver. Mouzon while on a visit back home to Charleston, is contacted by FBI Agent Leas who is racing against time to catch a serial killer who has their sights set on Cole. Highly emotive and gritty, Reeves flirted with letting you know who the serial k...