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S'està carregant… Contrary Bluesde John Billheimer
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  MartyFried | Oct 9, 2022 |   Not a great start to a series. I chose this book partly for the setting, but aside from a coal mine, there was nothing to give it a West Virginia sense of place. (  ) SharronA | Aug 7, 2020 | cshalizi | Aug 12, 2012 | Contrary, West Virginia has been receiving a federal grant for 4 years for buses to run in their town, but this year when the DOT sends an auditor he ends up dead. Well, the audit has to be finished so DOT sends another - Owen Allison - to Contrary to finish up and he ends up un the middle of a can of worms that nearly gets him killed too. The problem is just a small error on the request changing 2 buses to 20 buses and the DOT didn't notice so they been sending $500,000 a year. Well, the town of Contrary didn't want to live up to its name so they kept the extra funds and used them for other things. Trouble comes when a "disabled" veteran wants a bus ride to his "job" of guarding the local still. Well, you can see how this is filled with the stereotypes but they are woven in so humorously, you just keep going with a smile on your face. An absolutely entertaining read - and perfect for my West Virginia state visit! (  ) cyderry | Jun 18, 2012 |  ) 2wonderY | Mar 27, 2012 |
 "Billheimer's first novel is a well-written, tough-to-solve mystery. The descriptions of government procedures are on target, and the West Virginia hill country is effectively evoked. Billheimer thoughtfully reflects on friendship, family, and doing the right thing in an ambiguous situation.... Evoking K. C. Constantine's Mario Balzic novels, this impressive debut bodes well for a strong series." Pertany a aquestes sèriesOwen Allison (1) Premis
This exceptional first mystery combines humor and menace in Contrary, West VirginiaWhen a colleague dies on assignment, Federal Department of Transportation inspector Owen Allison is assigned to finish the job: investigating a scare that centers on the bus system in a small coal-mining town. The wisecracking townspeople are a welcome change from the bureaucrats back in Washington -- until the local gadfly is killed on a back road, and Owen becomes a suspect and a target in a place where smiles can hide deadly secrets. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The story was fairly interesting, but I think it's more a vehicle for the humor, sort of like the Douglas Adams books. I loved some of the terms he used to describe various people and places. Some of the reviewers seemed to miss the point with the humor, and commented on the story being boring, or the characters doing dumb things. I suggest they try to obtain a sense of humor, and don't take everything so seriously. Absent that, they need to be more careful about what they read. (