The Wheat Field Deputy Pennington Mystery Book 1 edition by Steve Thayer Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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The New York Times bestselling author Steve Thayer introduces Deputy P.A. Pennington of the Kickapoo Falls, Wisconsin, Sheriff’s Department, in a gripping novel of sex, politics, and betrayal—where the lust for power leads a war-wounded young man through the explosive secrets of a small town in the presidential election year of 1960.
Maggie and Michael Butler are found naked and dead in a Wisconsin wheat field, murdered by two vicious shotgun blasts. But no one gets murdered in Kickapoo Falls, a peaceful, picturesque vacation retreat on the edge of the Wisconsin Dells, home of the politically powerful Kickapoo Gunn Club.
Pennington is convinced the answer lies back in the wheat field. But then the town’s ruling elite closes ranks and turns on him as the deputy zeroes in on the truth. What appears to be a husband-wife murder-suicide soon opens doors into a deadly conspiracy set for election night.
The Wheat Field Deputy Pennington Mystery Book 1 edition by Steve Thayer Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Very well written and holds your attention from the beginning. But there are sections that seem unnecessary to the plot of the story. Some of the actions seem too long and twisted, but the flashbacks try to justify everything.Product details
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The Wheat Field Deputy Pennington Mystery Book 1 edition by Steve Thayer Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
This is quite possibly the worst book I have ever read. The writing is dull, plodding, disjointed, stupid! The plot is unlikely, absurd, disjointed, all over the place, bizarre, uninteresting, stupid! Elements of the plot are disgusting, pornographic, gratuitous, degrading to characters and readers, filthy and stupid! The rest of the book might be read as a hallucination or dream or fantasy novel, except that it's none of those things. It is just terrible writing, terrible, terrible, terrible writing. This book is a waste of a reader's time, a waste of shelf space in a bookstore, a waste of money and a huge waste of paper/trees/energy. I will remember that the back cover carries a quote from penguinputnam.com saying this book is "extremely intelligent, well-written....complex tale...." and I will know to avoid any book that comes from that publisher for they have revealed themselves to be disingenuous and stupid through that quoted statement. This book is an utter abomination and does not even warrant ending up in a rummage sale or at the thrift shop. To the garbage! Garbage ye are and to garbage ye shall return!
Haven't had chance to read but when done with other book will start on this one.
I've read 2 of his books and this one is by far my favorite.
Read this years ago and was glad to learn it is on audible. I would have preferred a digital copy for download rather than the CDs. Narrator was perfect.
Not really bad, but not really good either. Basic problem seemed to be that the author could not decided whether he wanted to write a mystery novel or a piece of erotica. Not completely deficient in either area, but no real direction one way or the other either. I read it. Finished it and put it down. But won't put it in the stack to read again some day.
Steve Thayer is primarily known for his stories set in St. Paul, Minnesota. The city becomes a character in the novels. He shows us the Cathedral, the Mississippi and its caves, the beautiful homes on Summit Ave. He takes us back to the depression when gangsters, such as Dillenger and the Barker gang, were given free reign in the city.
In The WHEAT FIELD, Thayer moves the setting to the Wisconsin Dells, Kickapoo county. Again he uses the history of the Dells to provide texture for his novel. He mentions Joe McCarthy, who supposedly belonged to the gun club mentioned in the story, and Ed Gein, the murderous ghoul, who dug up corpses in the local graveyard and used their skin to upholster his furniture.
I had high hopes for this novel. It takes guts to make your main character a voyeur, and just a few pages in there's a lurid sex scene. Most of the writing books tell you to make your protagonist a likable character; and who likes peeping Toms? Just a bit on the plot. Two people are murdered in this wheat field in the midst of what looks like a crop circle. They're high school friends of Pliny Pennington, the deputy in charge of the murder investigation. He's in love with the female victim, Maggie Butler. We soon discover that two more of Pennington's high school friends, a senatorial candidate and his wife, were also involved. The evidence points towards a "snuff" film.
We don't really get to know any of these people, other than Pliny. Once more, those pesky book doctors insist that in a thriller there be less of an emphasis on character development, ignoring the danger that the reader just might not care what happens to these people. I also had a hard time with Thayer's choppy writing style. Very short sentences, even during those times when nothing much is happening. There's also implausibility galore. At the end, the setting shifts to Nantucket where we meet a ghost and a bunch of CIA types with a connection to the impending Kennedy assassination. In the acknowledgments, Thayer thanks his agent, the driving force behind the novel. She must've been drunk.
The previous reviews, good or bad, just about sum up this book.
I am using the criteria for judging this by considering its genre a detective thriller. This is not a deep book, but action-packed with interesting plot twists.
His descriptions of the Dells and Madison, Wisconsin are quite beautiful and especially of interest if you have been to the area. They made me want to see the Dells. The book describes sexual behavior a bit over the top unusual in a mystery novel.
He also describes a type of community and characters I'm not familiar with but are plausible in this strange world.
I was driven to read this book to the end as fast as possible because I really wanted to know what happened. And a lot happens in the many plot twists.
Very well written and holds your attention from the beginning. But there are sections that seem unnecessary to the plot of the story. Some of the actions seem too long and twisted, but the flashbacks try to justify everything.
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