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by Billie Letts (Author) "His early morning flight from Los Angeles had been delayed for nearly two hours because of fog ..." (more)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Jul 1 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446695068
ISBN-13: 978-0446695060
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 318 g

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In 1972, in DeClare, Oklahoma, 10-month-old Nicky Jack Harjo disappears when his single mother is murdered. Thirty years later Mark Albright, Californian veterinarian to the stars, having just learned he was adopted, arrives in DeClare, looking for an explanation from the mother who gave him away. His search for answers to the past turns into a mission of justice for his murdered mother and an explanation of his own mysterious adoption in California. Although the murderer's identity is obvious early, Kathe Mazur's easy-on-the-ears voice makes the story an enjoyable companion on a long road trip. She uses nuances in her voice to move between past and present, giving us a sense of the story's characters, culture, and community. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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A man's desperate search for his identity drives this riveting offering from the author of best-sellers Where the Heart Is (1995) and The Honk and Holler Opening Soon (1998). No one in sleepy DeClare, Oklahoma, has forgotten the 1972 murder of pretty Cherokee Gaylene Harjo and the abduction of her infant son, Nicky Jack. Hard-nosed deputy sheriff Oliver "O Boy" Daniels pinned the blame on local preacher Joe Dawson, but few in town believed the kindly Joe was capable of such an act. Powerful emotions resurface 30 years later, when Nicky Jack, adopted and raised by a rich couple in Beverly Hills, mysteriously reappears, determined to learn about his mother and the circumstances surrounding her death. Veteran short-story writer Letts peppers her prose with a cast of quirky characters, including a quartet of nosy, domino-playing senior citizens and a perky pool-hall owner who bakes peanut-butter pies. Readers of Sue Miller and Wally Lamb are sure to embrace this memorable tale of love, loss, humanity, and hope. Allison Block
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Characterizations From a Favorite Author, Jul 19 2004

By	Nancy R. Katz "NancyK18" (NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Shoot The Moon (Hardcover)

This book was quite different from Billie Letts previous novels. On the surface was a mystery about a man who finds out he was adopted many years before and goes looking for his birth parents. This quest leads him to a town in Oklahoma with interesting and quirky characters, a hallmark of Billie Letts previous books. But if this was the surface the book really delves into how an act years before affects people years later and how these same people can help others to become whole again and allow them to take new chances in life.

Although I thought I was disappointed while I was reading this book, by the end I did realize how much I enjoyed many of the characters which included Teeve Harjo, the owner of the local pool hall, Kyle Leander, a man with a difficult past which included drugs and emotional breakdowns, Kippy, a man with Downs Syndrome who loves to fish, Ivy Harjo, a pregnant woman who is accustomed to roaming the country, never willing to settle down but most of all Nicky Harjo, who is looking for his parents but finds families come in all sorts of packages.

I do advise you if you're going to read this book and have read Where the Heart Is and The Honk and Holler Opening Soon, to approach this book with an open mind. While it isn't exactly the same as Letts' other books, there is enough here to keep any reader interested and in some parts the reason I loved her first two books also comes shining through in this one too.
Rating B+

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4.0 out of 5 stars Second favorite..., Jul 17 2004

By	S. Fields (Edmond, OK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Shoot The Moon (Hardcover)

It's no Where the Heart Is, but this offering from Billie Letts was an enjoyable read, and I knocked it out in three days. Shoot the Moon is set in the small town of DeClare, OK, where everybody seems to know everyone else's business. As always, Letts brings us a quirky supporting cast (all with too-crazy names, but please don't think everyone in this state is named Caney or Kippy or Teeve) that surrounds a long-ago suspicious murder of a teenage mom, Gaylene Harjo and the disappearance of her infant son, Nicky Jack. While a local man was accused by crooked lawman O Boy Daniels, the story was full of holes, and no one fully believed he was responsible.

When Beverly Hills veterinarian Mark Albright comes to DeClare searching for his birth mother, he discovers he is the presumed-dead Nicky Jack, and sets out to discover the circumstances and the truth surrounding her murder.

Letts tells us an interesting story, and keeps the reader guessing to the last. Her character development is rich, and though the romance that develops among the characters is a little unbelievable, they are likeable enough. I would recommend this read to anyone wanting to have a little fun!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Letts keeps her reputation as a writer, Jul 14 2004

By	Kari Tompkins "kltompkins" (Edmond, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Shoot The Moon (Hardcover)

Shoot the moon, so Billie Letts tells us, is a dominos term. It means to go for every point available in the game.
Shoot the Moon is in many way like her previous two books, Home is Where the Heart is, and The Honk and Holler Opening Soon. All of her books take place in eastern Oklahoma, all three have main characters who are a bit down on their luck at the beginning of the book, but by the end of the novel find their purpose in life (with the help of a new romance), even though their circurmstances only change a little. All three have lovable secondary characters who support the main characters and help them find their way towards the end of their delemma.
But Shoot the Moon has a new element added: mystery. Thirty years ago, Gaylene Harjo was murdered and her infant son, Nicky Jack Harjo disappeared. Now Nicky Jack has reappeared, all grown up, and he has to find the answers to several questions. Who murdered his mother? Who was the woman who claimed to be Gaylene Harjo who took him out to California and put him up for adoption? Who, even, was his father?
Its a thrill ride watching Mark (as his adoptive parents renamed him) hunt down the answers to the these questions, find a convienent romance, and hide out from the press, who have discovered that he is back in town. Interlaced with selections from Gaylene Harjo's diary, the story behind the mystery slowly colases together and it ends satisfyingly, with the reader finally understanding what went on in 1972, when the whole mess began.
The prologue is a bit difficult to get through, as Letts summerizes thirty years in nine pages, but hang on, its definitely worth it.
Shoot the Moon gets an A.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THIS WILL BE A MOVIE!!!!
This is an unforgettable book - and so much better than her other two. As I read I could picture the actors who will portray the characters. Read more

Published on Jul 14 2004 by Sandy Rhoad

2.0 out of 5 stars Lackluster from Letts
Having read and enjoyed Billie Letts' first two books, I looked forward to her third book. However, I was disappointed. Read more

Published on Jul 13 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars missed the mark
I found this book to be a good story, but disappointing after her other books. Somehow it just missed the mark by a bit. Read more

Published on Jul 12 2004

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