Sumo had always seemed like bit more of a background character but I am soo glad he isn't as I loved this book about him and Annie who is newish to town and flies under the radar. Sumo is a complex guy he cares deeply but also keeps people at arms length, while everyone knows very little about Annie apart from the fact she is very private and well antisocial. This story is full of secrets, sweetness, crotchety old neighbors, danger, laughs, heartache, mystery and family whether by blood or not and has you drawn in from the beginning and needing to know the answers to the many questions that come up.