Normally I am not a fan of crime novels but I am a fan of this one. Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley is not a typical crime novel. This book is more of a screwball comedy crime novel. The story centers around two brothers. Clive is older but not wiser. He decides to move home to make amends to his younger brother, Miles, who has been caring for their mother while Clive was in prison for seven years for dealing cocaine. Clive plans to give up on crime. Meanwhile Miles, a former military medic who served in Iraq, acts as the paramedic and only medical professional in the town of Cold Storage, Alaska. In his spare time Miles like to fish for King cod unsuccessfully. Miles has a very old Evinrude boat motor on his skiff and to get the engine to work he thinks he has to remain calm and speak gratefully to the motor. Clive's reappearance disrupts life in the isolated community which is filled mostly with alcoholics, depressives and drug addicts. Reading this book was like riding an emotional rollercoaster and I enjoyed it very much.
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