- Audio Cassette
- Publisher: PUBLISHING MILLS (Jun 12 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1575110393
- ISBN-13: 978-1575110394
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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"It started with a body, the head of it pretty much gone, the hands skinned." This eerie introduction to Bret Lott's The Hunt Club sets the tone for this novel of murder, violence, and sinister secrets. The settings are dark and sultry: ramshackle trailers, forgotten burial grounds, and the seedy Hunt Club itself, built on "trash land." Events are witnessed through the eyes of 15-year-old Huger Dillard, smart, precocious, and always at the forefront of some crisis or criminal activity. Huger is also the eyes for his uncle, the owner of the Hunt Club who was left blind from a fire that killed his wife. Huger and "Unc" are unwittingly entangled in a web of murder and deceit, and they must solve this classic whodunit. Assisted by a local cook and her young, deaf daughter, this is a fresh and innovative detective team. The Hunt Club is a thrill ride all the way, a mix of gloriously grotesque characters, forbidding landscapes, and rotten crimes.
--This text refers to the
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From School Library Journal
YA-This coming-of-age tale moves at a swift clip and has an intriguing plot. Huger Dillard, 15, and his blind Uncle Leland enjoy an almost father-son relationship as Huger helps the man run the Hungry Neck Hunt Club. Discovery of a decapitated body with skinned hands and a note pointing to the dead man's wife as the murderer cancels the annual Thanksgiving hunt and signals the beginning of what seems to be a land-development scheme. As the plot moves forward, Huger, his mother, and Leland are kidnapped and have to fight for their lives as they discover that there is more at stake than prime land. Layer after layer of secrets unfold that explain the disappearance of Huger's father as well as the real demands of the kidnappers. Huger and Leland's roles reverse until the teen is the stronger of the two and assumes the position of decision maker. The novel's action and excitement will be enjoyed by YAs who like John Grisham and John Gilstrap.
Pam Spencer, formerly at Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Pam Spencer, formerly at Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great novel. Highly recommend.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hunt Club (Paperback)
I loved this book. I thought the book was exceptionally well-written with a lyrical quality about it. I could visualize the scenes in my mind as I was turning the pages. I found it difficult to put the book down and finished it in two nights. I hope there's a sequel in the works.
4.0 out of 5 stars
I liked it a lot,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hunt Club (Paperback)
I've always been a mystery person, and I liked this books plot and its charm that is unique to the Charleston area. Those who have seen the desolate Awendaw, the WASPY McClellanville, and the stanky North Charleston can get a clear picture of this book. It's a great read, very beautifully written.And Lott named Huger's mom after mine :) So I might be a wee bit partial.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do Not Read This Book!,
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This review is from: Hunt Club (Paperback)
This book was ridiculously full of everything the author could think of: multiple murders, blindness, deafness, a parental identity "mystery", shoot 'em ups, chases and inter-racial, adolescent attraction. Oh, yes, and then there was the part where a teenage girl wants to be called by a different name and regardless of her reasons, that whole concept was stupid and should have been left out (along with a lot of other stuff). The story was told from a 15 year old boy's perspective which wasn't a bad idea. This book was chosen for our book group and not one person in the group would recommend it to anyone.
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