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The Blight Way

By: Patrick F. McManus
Narrated by: Charles Leggett
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Bo Tully is the sheriff of Blight County, Idaho, where law enforcement is usually pretty mundane: tracking down truants running away from school, picking up country boys who've had a few too many beers. But Tully gets a little more than the country norm when an ex-con calls with the startling news that there's a corpse draped across one of his fences. Tully needed a birthday present for his Pap (the retired sheriff) anyway, so the two of them head out to investigate the murder. In a tone that's one minute wise-cracking and the next...well, still wise-cracking...Tully and Pap use their wiles to figure out what's happening in this little and not-so-dull town.
©2006 Patrick F. McManus (P)2006 The Audio Partners

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"A brisk, hilarious smalltown cop mystery." (Publishers Weekly)

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Fun and entertaining.

Light hearted banter. Men being men in a light hearted fashion. Good cop interaction between each other and the outlaws.

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Entertaining and funny

Not a complex storyline but enjoyable. Good narrator. some laugh out loud moments. I look forward to the next one.

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Loved it

Can’t wait to read more. The story was compelling and narrator was excellent. Bring it on. .

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Warrant, What’s That ?

Good catalog plus mystery and a good start on the series.
Narrator is very good with a mesh of country boy twang. Very enjoyable. Good old fashioned story telling.
Nice cast of characters. I will miss the antics of the hobo spider and giant Snapping turtle.
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Patrick does it again

Great book, very fun to listen to, bring on more. I plan on getting the rest of this series.

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Easy Listening Book

This was an easy listen. it has all the elements of a good mystery but not as "heavy" as thriller would be. I enjoyed the small town feel of the story.

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This was my first time reading McManus.

It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the easy going nature of the characters.

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A rare delight

The Blight Way is that rare delight, a humorous mystery that is both laugh-out-loud funny and at the same time, a fair whodunnit. The narrator is absolutely superb at characterizing each and every role -- a genuine talent whom I hope we will hear much more from. Highly recommended.

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A fun departure

As a fan of McManus' humor, I found a great deal of fun in this tale, even though it was so different than the things he usually writes. There was plenty to chuckle at, some long-prepared gags, and still a fun mystery to be solved that was not at all spoiled for the occasional bits of lightheartedness. I really had a great time with it.

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classic bo tully

most enjoyable romp as bo and pap blunder there way to solving the mystery and shooting the minimum number of people. not do to lack of effort on pap's part

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