- Paperback
- Publisher: PHOENIX (2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 075381885X
- ISBN-13: 978-0753818855
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #735,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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MY LAW OFFICE was located on the old courthouse square of Missoula, Montana, not far from the two or three blocks of low-end bars and hotels that front the railyards, where occasionally Johnny American Horse ended up on a Sunday morning, sleeping in a doorway, shivering in the cold. Read the first page
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MY LAW OFFICE was located on the old courthouse square of Missoula, Montana, not far from the two or three blocks of low-end bars and hotels that front the railyards, where occasionally Johnny American Horse ended up on a Sunday morning, sleeping in a doorway, shivering in the cold. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprised!,
By A Customer
This review is from: In the Moon of Red Ponies: A Novel (Hardcover)
My first thought about this book was, "Oh, God, it's set in Montana. Where's he going to go with this?" I was expecting snoozeville but instead got a great mystery with believable characters (if you think this is the norm, folks, you don't read very much). I'm now working on THE LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS and have to say that this novel is as good if not better than MOON OF THE RED PONIES.Also recommended: THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD
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Burke, The Best at his craft!,
By Shane Gleason (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In the Moon of Red Ponies: A Novel (Hardcover)
This is the best of the Billy Bob series! The other reviewers have already summed up the plot so I won't rehash that, but let me say this is the best of the Billy Bob Holland books. In fact, I think this is as good as any of the Dave Robicheaux novels (which are my favorites!). The book is beautifully written, with a complex plot and wonderful characters who seem to jump from the pages (or from real life). Mood, dialog, and plot Mr. Burke give it all to us! I also recommend: "A Tourist in the Yucatan" cool thriller!
2.0 out of 5 stars
When Bad Things Happen to good people,
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This review is from: In the Moon of Red Ponies: A Novel (Hardcover)
One of the great things about Burke's Robicheaux series is that Robicheaux has lines -- and both the reader and his enemies are often surprised at where they are. When they get crossed, stuff happens. Robicheaux pays a penalty, physically and emotionally. Billy Bob Holland might seem to be a Robicheaux clone, transplanted to Montana; but Mr. Holland is a civilized man -- a former Texas Ranger and prosecuting attorney -- who has no lines. Threaten his friends, his wife, kill his horse, attempt to kill his wife: his reponse: talk, reason, shift the target to someone else's back. Just another wimp who knows who's doing the damage but has answer in kind. In this novel Holland is a prop, a sideline clown to the real actors: Johnny American Horse and his wife Amber, the reformed sociopath Wyatt Dixon; and the sheriff's deputy Darrel McComb. Plenty of bad guys, but, oh yeah, they all get off. As always, Burke writes exceptionally well, but his writing cannot overcome a weak and boring storyline. Readers wanting a better read should look at the Robicheaux series.
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