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In St. Paul, a boy vanishes in a copycat Lindbergh kidnaping, the abductor going as far as to mail the parents a $20 bill from the Lindbergh ransom. To find his son the boy's father, reporter Rick Beanblossom, turns for clues to old news coverage of the Lindbergh kidnaping.Tags
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I liked Weatherman so picked this up and was a bit disappointed. This is story of a Lindbergh baby kidnapping-90's style. I like the lead character, the unusual hero Rick Beanblossom, who has to wear a mask to cover his disfigured face. Using his reporter instincts and his military brawn, he does his best to find his and his ex-police wife's baby who is kidnapped during a Minnesotan blizzard. The plot was a bit convoluted and confusing. I enjoyed the reading the action of a chapter at a time, but had to work to hard to put it all together. Good character description on the villain(s). I truly hated him/her/them.
This is one of the worst books I've listened to. Is it a satire???
The writing is terrible -if not worse.
The writing is terrible -if not worse.
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Steve Thayer was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 23, 1953. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California in 1976. He started writing his first book, Saint Mudd, in 1982. His other works include The Weatherman and Wheat Field. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1999
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