Jimbo wrote on Aug 4^th, 2011 at 4:56pm:

I would say the books would read well on a stand-alone basis.  Jimbo   8-)

I agree that you don't have to read the books in order to be able to enjoy them but it does offer some insight on the characters. I started with Boundary Waters, found it because of the name, then went back to the beginning of the series and through from there. Looking forward to the new book as I have enjoyed all of his previous work.

J