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MWSA Review
The Bridge by George Encizo is appropriately dedicated "To fathers, daughters, and dog owners everywhere." This is a book about relationships between teens, teens and their parents, and people with their dogs.
JD Pickens is a sheriff in a small rural county in Central Florida, and he is the father of 16-year-old Sarah and owner of a dog named Bailey. He and his daughter have a very good relationship with trust on both sides.
At various points in the story, there is a murderer in the area, who adds to the pressures on the sheriff as he deals with his daughter's new interest in boys and with the death of their beloved dog Bailey.
While the back cover blurb describes the sheriff's portion of the book rather than giving a more holistic picture, it’s not as much a mystery/thriller/crime story as it is about relationships with people as well as with dogs.
Review by Nancy Kauffman (February 2025)
Author's Synopsis
Sheriff JD Pickens had never experienced such turmoil in his personal and business life as he did now. Whenever he thought he had the situation under control, something new would crop up. But Pickens forged on undaunted, yet the enormity of the conditions rolled over him like a giant bolder and threatened to crush him like a cockroach. Pickens felt like giving up, but he wasn’t one to surrender without a fight. The problem was whether Pickens could win.
Format(s) for review: Paper Only
Review Genre: Fiction—Mystery/Thriller/Crime
Number of Pages: 287
Word Count: 65,720