- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (9 Jan 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743280482
- ISBN-13: 978-0743280488
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,993,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Still Stompin' Mud Puddles
3 Mar 2006
Format:Hardcover
You've gotta like a sheriff who still gets guilty pleasure from stomping frozen mud puddles and tries his best to avoid his ex-es. One of the funniest mysteries I have read in a long time. Not as edgy as Carl Hiaasen or Chris Moore, so more appropriate for us middle-aged folks. Like any new series, I expect this one will only get better as McManus writes more and more of them. A wacky, wonderful read. (By the way, a compilation of more humor essays is coming out this fall.)
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
A bit different than Pat McManus' rip-roaringly funny outdoor essays.
24 Feb 2006
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I must admit that I was expecting more of his semi-autobiographical essays in a fictional mystery format. The Blight Way, however, doesn't go for the belly buster on every page. There is much humor in the book, but it's toned down a notch from what we're used to reading from Pat. I did find myself coming to care about the characters, so I'm sure I'll stick out the series for a while. Mr. McManus did come up with an elaborate mystery that comes together quite nicely at the end, but the story takes a back seat to the banter between the main characters. In fact, I wish he had flushed out more of the mystery earlier in the book. There's at least one instance I recall of Sheriff Tully getting some important information that the author doesn't share with us. I admit that always puts me off a bit when I'm reading a mystery -- I feel like I'm not being given a fair shot to solve it. In the end, though, the characters are enjoyable, and I'm curious what happens next to Bo Tully of Blight, Idaho.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Looking on The Blight Side
6 April 2006
Format:Hardcover
Only Blight County Sheriff Bo Tully would give his seventy-five year-old father, Pap, a triple homicide for a birthday present. And only Pap, an ex-Sheriff of Blight County, would be grateful.
I loved the ingenious scam and how Patrick tied everything up neatly at the end. Bo occassionally sounds a bit like Robert Parker's, Spenser, but that's a plus as far as I'm concerned and Pap is priceless.
Great characters combined with beautiful settings, an involving plot line and humorous dialogue to make this book a gem.
I'm recommending it to all my friends -- and to you.
I loved the ingenious scam and how Patrick tied everything up neatly at the end. Bo occassionally sounds a bit like Robert Parker's, Spenser, but that's a plus as far as I'm concerned and Pap is priceless.
Great characters combined with beautiful settings, an involving plot line and humorous dialogue to make this book a gem.
I'm recommending it to all my friends -- and to you.
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