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When an infestation of feral pigs culminates in a murder in Blacklin County, Sheriff Dan Rhodes finds the ensuing investigation complicated by angry hog hunters, a crusading talk-show host, a bounty hunter, and the reappearance of a troublemaking motorcycle duo.Tags
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What do a dead bank robber, murderous bounty hunter, animal shelter, Los Muertos (motorcycle gang), and a morning talk show host have in common?
Feral hogs. A large population of the swine reside in Sheriff Dan Rhodes jurisdiction of Blacklin County, Texas.
Rhodes finds himself with a murder on his hands, after landing in the middle of a wild hog stampede following a high speed car chase. When a bounty hunter arrives indentifying the deceased as a wanted bank robber, Rhodes teams up with the recovery agent in the search for answers. The two men join a local group of hog hunters and Rhodes is left with fewer clues when another murder occurs.
To keep things complicated, there's a new, opinionated, morning show DJ berating and criticizing the show more Sheriff's Department, who teams up with a city commissioner in expounding on methods to curb the population of wild animals. Rhodes also comes under fire from a mother and son owned animal shelter.
Following his own advice, ask a lot of questions, the pieces begin to fall into place, but not before he gains a few more bumps and bruises.
I've enjoyed reading this series over the past few months, although I believe there's far too much murder in such a small community, Bill's infused warmth and a dry sense of humor with rich characters and a tenacious Sheriff who always gets his man. Rhodes is a lot more believable than his fictional counterpart. show less
Feral hogs. A large population of the swine reside in Sheriff Dan Rhodes jurisdiction of Blacklin County, Texas.
Rhodes finds himself with a murder on his hands, after landing in the middle of a wild hog stampede following a high speed car chase. When a bounty hunter arrives indentifying the deceased as a wanted bank robber, Rhodes teams up with the recovery agent in the search for answers. The two men join a local group of hog hunters and Rhodes is left with fewer clues when another murder occurs.
To keep things complicated, there's a new, opinionated, morning show DJ berating and criticizing the show more Sheriff's Department, who teams up with a city commissioner in expounding on methods to curb the population of wild animals. Rhodes also comes under fire from a mother and son owned animal shelter.
Following his own advice, ask a lot of questions, the pieces begin to fall into place, but not before he gains a few more bumps and bruises.
I've enjoyed reading this series over the past few months, although I believe there's far too much murder in such a small community, Bill's infused warmth and a dry sense of humor with rich characters and a tenacious Sheriff who always gets his man. Rhodes is a lot more believable than his fictional counterpart. show less
Wild hog hunting is a necessity in South Texas, but when two murders occur, Sheriff Dan Rhodes must risk life and limb to discover 'who done it'. This was a good book in that the results follow the clues without drastic leaps of faith.
Feral hogs, motorcycle thugs, Sheriff Dan Rhodes and the interesting characters of Blacklin County, Texas. Crider never fails to provide good entertainment
Sheriff Dan Rhodes #18. Fun book! One of my favorites in the series so far.
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Bill Crider was born in Mexia, Texas on July 28, 1941. He received a M.A. from the University of North Texas and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He taught English at Howard Payne University for twelve years and then became the chair of the division of English and fine arts at Alvin Community College. He retired in August 2002 to show more become a full-time writer. He wrote several mystery series including the Truman Smith series, the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, the Carl Burns series, the Sally Good series, and the Stanley Waters series, which he co-authored with Willard Scott. He also contributed to three books in the Stone: M.I.A. Hunter series under the pseudonym Jack Buchanan. His standalone novels included The Texas Capitol Murders and Blood Marks. He also wrote five children's books. Too Late to Die won an Anthony Award for best first mystery novel in 1986. He died from cancer on February 12, 2018 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Wild Hog Murders
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