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Sto caricando le informazioni... Shoveling Smoke (edizione 2006)di Austin Davis
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Entertaining. I feel like the author was trying too hard with the wacky hijinx at times, but still very enjoyable. Disappointed that this is apparently his only book. ( ) The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because all through the book, the discussion was about horses being killed for money and no one ever said what a heinous crime this was. Otherwise; I was reminded a bit of Carl Hiaasen and his crazy cast of characters. This book made me laugh out loud in a few spots, and there was enough intrigue to keep me guessing how the book would turn out. I hope he writes more about these guys. I don't even read mystery. But when this came up as a Kindle Daily Deal, and I saw it was about an area I'm familiar with, and was about horses, I bought it. Oh my gosh, what a good book! The plot is good - I never knew what was coming next. But it's the fresh writing that catapults this to my 'highly recommended' shelf. You will laugh out loud reading it. My favorite line? (paraphrasing here) 'It was like beating a full house with two deuces and a cat turd.' The characters are vivid and larger than life. A simple explanation of this book is, Carl Hiaasen meets Grisham in Texas. Honestly, I'm going now and buying whatever this guy has written! nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:"A Houston lawyer's attempt to escape the rat race backfires with hilarious results in Davis's thoroughly enjoyable debut crime novel" (Publishers Weekly). Reveling in outrageous shenanigans and hilariously off-kilter characters, Shoveling Smoke does for East Texas what Carl Hiaasen's novels do for South Florida. Burned-out corporate lawyer Clay Parker chucks it all and moves from Houston to a tiny firm in a dusty small town, searching for his lost integrity and a simpler life. Instead, he lands in the middle of a bungled fraud case defending the disreputable and downright nasty Bevo Rasmussen, accused of torching the stables housing his over-insured thoroughbreds. Immediately confronted with corrupt officials, crazed survivalists, an incompetent hit man, an emu, and a naked county clerk, along with an assortment of vengeful wives and great barbecue, Clay discovers that nothing about his caseâ??or in East Texasâ??is what it Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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