Access Black Gold In North Dakota (Cooper Smith #2) Documented By Joe Field Accessible As Digital

or not true, what will a man do to line his pockets Great story and very well written.
A Chase for truth and a life, When the granddaughter of a prominent North Dakota state senator goes missing from her hometown of Williston, law enforcement has a couple leads on outofstate roughneck oil workers but with the holidays approaching and the trail growing cold, each day that passes decreases the chances that she will ever come home.
Reporter Cooper Smith is chasing a story about the Bakken oil industry for Minnesota Public Radio when he learns that the missing woman is his wifes best friend.
Leaving the story behind, he puts his investigative skills to work to help rescue her, His pursuit takes him to the Deep South, where he learns that this may be one story too big for his Northern britches to come back from in one piece.
This is a straightforward thriller, Gabby is a young politician in North Dakota who opposes the oil industry, which she regards as polluting, and as a consequence, she gets kidnapped.
She was also a good friend of Cooper and Soojin Smith, so these two set out to find her.
The plot is fairly simple and tradesmanlike, but the background of the oil industry, the roughneck workers, and the politicians is good.
The characterization of the kidnapper, Nash, is very good, You won't like him, but that is another matter, The final major action scene is very wellwritten, and should satisfy the thrill aspect, The writing is clear and the book is easy to read, This would be a good read on holiday, or when you want easy entertainment, I didn't realize this was a numberin a series until after the first chapter, I was reading this in my Kindle and somehow the latter half of the title was cut off, I continued reading. This book acted as a standalone book, Meaning, you didn't need to read the first one in order to understand the second one, Which was a very good thing for me since it took me after beginning reading to realize this!
Okay, to the story.
I have to admit, the beginning was a little slow, But it most certainly picked up, This thriller was insane. It had the right amount of intensity for the overall pacing of the book, Nothing rushed, just right. The woman in the story weren't damsels in distress, but one did need saving, The other, oh my gosh, I can visually see a few famous Asian actresses reenact those butt kicking scenes because it was AMAZING!!! Mrs.
Smith did not take no for an answer, Mr. Smith, oh how he enjoyed seeing that played out, He is a well thought out main character, I'd like to see how both fell in love now, I might just go and pick up and reading Cooper Smithand stick around to see what other adventures the Smiths might go up into because can you really imagine Cooper having all the fun A good story with twists in the road and drama

This is the second book

in the series about Cooper Smith.
It is an easy stand alone which I like because I haven't read the first one yet, The characters are interesting and developed nicely, The story line is intriguing and offers a mystery to be solved as you turn the pages, I think this author has a good method and skill to the story's created, This was a fun and easy read and I would reccomed to anyone who likes mystery and drama, Format : Audiobook
"You have the right to remain silent, "
When investigative reporter, Cooper Smith, arrives in Dakota in pursuit of a story about the oil industry, he learns of the abduction by a couple of rednecks of Gabby, a member of the City Council, granddaughter of the local and long serving Sensor, and close friend of his new wife.
With a storm approaching, the trail is literally going cold as Cooper investigates her disappearance, soon to also be joined by his wife.


In this cleverly constructed story, the reader follows both the initial kidnap of Gabby and the events following it as well as the Smith's investigation and the reactions of the powerful politicians of the state.
This is a slow burn thriller with great characterisation, interesting and atmospheric insights into the oil industry and those involved in it as well as a good detective story in it's own right.
 
The narration by Ward Paxton was very pleasant to hear, pitched perfectly for this book, clear, steady, with good intonation and character voicings.
It was easy to believe him to actually be the reporter, Cooper Smith, This is the second in a, so far, short series featuring Cooper but I was unaware of this when I requested, and was freely given by the rights holder, a complimentary copy of Black Gold, via Audiobook Boom.
Not having read book one in no way diminished my enjoyment of this second story, It is completely stand alone,

This is a good, solid detective story with complimentary conspiracy thrown into the mix and with very three dimensional, realising characters and without too much overt violence.
Recommended. This is the second book in the Cooper Smith series, and though I have read the first, this book could easily stand alone for those who don't want to start at the beginning.
The book started a little slow for my tastes, but it picked up shortly thereafter, It was interesting how the story wove together and spanned different parts of the country, What I really like about this series is that the main characters are good people, and so I don't feel bad for rooting for them like I do with antiheroes.
I listened to the Audible audio edition of this book narrated by Ward Paxton, At times he came across a little robotic in his reading, but he has a pleasant voice, so it didn't annoy me too much.
I was able to get used to his voice pretty easily, Overall, an entertaining mystery. I would continue reading this series, If Paul Bunyan became a writer: Thats Joe Field, Field is the creator of the LEGENDS UNIVERSE and author of Arrowhead Legends, Skoldrun Legends, and Chokecherry Legends, These book series feature Axel Holt, Gabby Oaks, Roscoe Boone, Mack Sawyer, Dakota Briggs, Zoë Wind, The Slug, and BUFFALO MAN as they fight for their lives against notorious villains.
Readers of Fields books include middle grade kids, young adults, and the young at heart aka fun adults, Field is proud to be a native son of his beloved Minnesota, Chop Suey! If Paul Bunyan became a writer: That's Joe Field, Field is the creator of the LEGENDS UNIVERSE and author of Arrowhead Legends, Skoldrun Legends, and Chokecherry Legends, These book series feature Axel Holt, Gabby Oaks, Roscoe Boone, Mack Sawyer, Dakota Briggs, Zoë Wind, The Slug, and BUFFALO MAN as they fight for their lives against notorious villains.
Readers of Field's books include middle grade kids, young adults, and the young at heart aka fun adults, Field is proud to be a native son of his beloved Minnesota, Chop Suey! sitelink.