Avalanche: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (Sheriff Bo Tully Mysteries) | 
 enlarge | Author: Patrick F. Mcmanus
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 110670
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 1416532773
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781416532774
ASIN: 1416532773
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable owner of the fancy West Branch Lodge, has gone missing, Sheriff Bo Tully is delighted. He'll have to stay at the lodge and investigate in luxury! But when an avalanche traps him there for the foreseeable future, along with his retired sheriff father, a motley group of vacationers, and a naughty old flame, life starts to get complicated. The missing persons case turns out to be a murder case, Tully discovers the avalanche was no accident of nature, and suddenly everyone starts to look like a suspect -- even the murder victim! It's up to Tully to figure it all out in this comic romp through the wilds of Blight County, Idaho, from bestselling author Patrick McManus.
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 McManus June 2, 2008
The second in the series and better than the first. Pat only gets better with time and this is an enjoyable one. Recommended.
Avalanche March 28, 2008
I thoroughly enjoy Patrick McManus' literature. I appreciated the opportunity to add this to my library.
Literary Pool January 22, 2008
Mr. McManus has done it again. He must be a master at the study of people being people. This creation Avalanche leaves the reader with his mind running in all directions but is so interesting one finds themselves suspecting solutions. I have a short story primer Mr. Pat wrote and he talked about writing humor was like shooting pool the more banks you hit the better the effect. I have tried to apply this to the Two books of short stories that I have now in print. "SO YOU GOT TO GET RIGHT BACK ON ????" and "SO WHAT WAS I THINKING ????" and in the book I will soon be sending to the printer "SO I FLEW WITH THE WIND ????". I can only dream of having the same skills Mr. McManus has, he is a real inspiration.
McManus Mystery Extraordinare September 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you have not read Patrick F. McManus stories in Outdoor Life or his many collections, please do. The world is so much easier to take when you can relate your worst moments to one of the many adventures he describes.
This book is written in the truly superb style that only McManus has. What can any review add to the writings of Patrick F. McManus? Why would anyone need convincing that they should own the entire Patrick F. McManus library!?! Try it...you'll laugh your posterior off!
 Very disappointing September 5, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
First Sentence: He stood at window studiously watching the large fluffy snowflakes fill up his mother's backyard.
Sheriff Bo Tully and his father, Pap, head to West Branch Lodge to investigate the disappearance of lodge owner Mike Wilson. They barely escape being caught in an avalanche but are now cut off and must proceed with their investigation, now of a murder.
While I very much enjoyed the first book in this series, this entry left me, pardon the expression, cold. Even the character of Tully came across as unpleasant and the dialogue felt awkward. There was an appalling grammatical error that may have been done for humor, but it didn't come across that way. The setting of being cut off by an avalanche was interesting, but didn't really add any suspense as the weather never posed a particular threat to the characters. In fact, I found very little suspense in the story. I wasn't surprised by the killer, but was by the motive and I did enjoy the very ending. However, I'm not certain that was enough for me to continue which this series.
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