The Wild Hog Murders
A Dan Rhodes Mystery
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Publisher Description
Like most of the rest of Texas, Blacklin County is being overrun with feral hogs that destroy farmland and crops. There's hardly any defense against these pests, but they haven't been the cause of murder. Until now. A mother and son have opened an animal shelter in the county and they welcome even feral hogs. Someone's threatened them by slaughtering one of their animals and leaving it on their doorstep. Then Sheriff Dan Rhodes and Deputy Ruth Grady stumble across a dead man while searching the woods for a convenience store robber.
The investigation into the man's death is complicated by angry hog hunters, a crusading talk-show host, a bounty hunter named Hoss, conflicts with the county commissioners, and the reappearance of Rapper and Nellie, the inept two-man motorcycle gang that's caused Rhodes considerable trouble in the past. By the time he's sorted through all the clues, Rhodes discovers that quite a few people aren't who they seemed to be, including those he's known for a long time. And some of them are killers.
Award-winning author Bill Crider has written an endearing and consistently entertaining series, and The Wild Hog Murders offers a fresh new chance to get in on the fun.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dealing with stampeding swine, trigger-happy hunters, and dense deputies is just part of the job for Sheriff Dan Rhodes in Crider's droll 18th whodunit featuring the amiable Clearview, Tex., lawman (after 2010's Murder in the Air). What really puts a damper on his day is his discovery of an unidentified murder victim in the woods a man who earlier fled a convenience store without paying for gas. With talk-show host Milton Munday calling for the sheriff's hide, big-time bounty hunter Hoss Rapinski dogging his footsteps, and Rhodes's wife, Ivy, slyly trying to vegefy his diet, things in Blacklin County appear to be heading south fast and that's before the second body surfaces. While the even-tempered Rhodes more or less maintains his equanimity through the escalating mayhem, some readers may find that confusing plot complications make for an increasingly bumpy ride. Still, series fans will enjoy this shaggy hog story.
