The Comfort of Distance is an investigative mystery/crime story told from a multi perspective point of view. The plot revolves around human bones being found near an RV Park/Camping site leaving the local police and town folk to think it is a mountain lion preying upon unlucky hikers. In order to stifle rumors about mountain lions lurking near the site, Sgt. Hank LeGris calls on his brother, Dr. Sebastien Grey, to investigate the remains found and determine if these people were killed by an animal or if they were murdered. As the investigation proceeds, more remains are found and another possible crime is committed, leading police and Dr. Grey to believe the remains are from people who have been murdered. Succumbing to the pressure to preform well and solve these cases, Sebastien must lead the team on a wild chase littered with critical thinking, attention to detail, and overall brilliant reasoning.

This book was a really great depiction of a multi-genre novel. It hits on investigation, great character developments, some romance, and a lot of forensic study. The progress of the story was very well paced and the characters were all very vivid and developed realistically. There were a few cringe worthy moments when Sebastien was forced to face his 'awkward anxiety' yet it wasn't to the point of embarrassment, I didn't feel like he was just a ball of anxiety and I could see him coming out of his shell and becoming a more well rounded human. The other characters in this story are very likable as well, they felt like real people and weren't your average 'dumb cop' or 'lazy thug'. The romance aspect of this story was also very enjoyable, I am not a huge fan of romance but this one was very slow paced and didn't feel like it needed to revolve around the growth of the two characters relationship, they had things outside of their newfound liking to focus on.

Overall, this book was very good. I enjoyed reading it and I learned a little bit about anthropology and some of the process of what happens when human remains are found. The author did a really good job of incorporating reality into this story and it didn't feel like a huge information dump either.