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karinlib's review
3.0
It's the beginning of deer hunting season and John Marlin, the game warden of Blanco County, Texas will be very busy keeping ahead of the poachers. Marlin is finding that all is not well on one the ranches where deer hunting is a very lucrative sport, too lucrative.
This book had everything Drug Lords, dirty cops, romance and a couple of humorous rednecks that just want to make as much money as possible.
This book had everything Drug Lords, dirty cops, romance and a couple of humorous rednecks that just want to make as much money as possible.
git_r_read's review
5.0
Not sure how I heard about this book, but so glad I did. I look forward to reading or listening to more of this series.
It's funny and suspenseful. The main character is a game warden in Blanco County, Texas. It's the week before deer season. There's a rich guy who has a huge ranch he's using for deer hunting....and running drugs.....
There are Colombians, rednecks, best friends, a hot nurse....a lot of action and plenty of grins throughout the story. I enjoyed my time with the characters and the tale.
More please...
It's funny and suspenseful. The main character is a game warden in Blanco County, Texas. It's the week before deer season. There's a rich guy who has a huge ranch he's using for deer hunting....and running drugs.....
There are Colombians, rednecks, best friends, a hot nurse....a lot of action and plenty of grins throughout the story. I enjoyed my time with the characters and the tale.
More please...
katybug25's review
2.0
I thought this book was okay, but nothing special. There were some funny scenes, but not enough for me to enjoy reading it. I liked that Buck Fever was set in Texas and how the author was accurate with Texan places (Dairy Queen is very popular here, and a lot of small towns will at least have one of them).
The characters were colorful, if not a bit cliché. Marlin, the main character, was likeable, but I did think it was odd that he would let some poachers off with a warning while claiming that part of his job was knowing who to bust. His justification in one case was that the man and his family could use the meat, which makes sense except that the poacher had two hogs along with the doe. There isn’t a hunting season for hogs, since they are invasive species. The man could have just taken the pigs and waited for deer season (which wasn’t far off).
The love interest was definitely a male fantasy. Becky looks like Julia Roberts and was introduced to the main character when he was seeing his friend at the hospital (the second friend to end up there). She seemed unreasonably upset for the main character even though she has been working as a nurse for a while (wouldn’t you be desensitized with patient’s stories, and I imagine there are more traumatic cases as well). The diagnosis was looking good for both characters too. Becky appears “freshly showered” after being kidnapped and without resources to get clean. She also sleeps with Marlin while they are held hostage at a cabin. What the heck? Who would do that while you are unsure of your safety? Priorities!!!!
It was creative to use prize winning bucks to smuggle drugs into the country but I do feel like there are easier ways to smuggle drugs though. The idea of having the hunters kill bucks that just went through surgery was not a very good one. I think they would notice the stitches when the hunters go to butcher the animals. (Maybe he provided butchering services? That would make more sense).
I am not going to read the rest of the series. I think people interested in hunting, beer, non -realistic women and Texas might enjoy these books, but it wasn’t for me.
The characters were colorful, if not a bit cliché. Marlin, the main character, was likeable, but I did think it was odd that he would let some poachers off with a warning while claiming that part of his job was knowing who to bust. His justification in one case was that the man and his family could use the meat, which makes sense except that the poacher had two hogs along with the doe. There isn’t a hunting season for hogs, since they are invasive species. The man could have just taken the pigs and waited for deer season (which wasn’t far off).
The love interest was definitely a male fantasy. Becky looks like Julia Roberts and was introduced to the main character when he was seeing his friend at the hospital (the second friend to end up there). She seemed unreasonably upset for the main character even though she has been working as a nurse for a while (wouldn’t you be desensitized with patient’s stories, and I imagine there are more traumatic cases as well). The diagnosis was looking good for both characters too. Becky appears “freshly showered” after being kidnapped and without resources to get clean. She also sleeps with Marlin while they are held hostage at a cabin. What the heck? Who would do that while you are unsure of your safety? Priorities!!!!
It was creative to use prize winning bucks to smuggle drugs into the country but I do feel like there are easier ways to smuggle drugs though. The idea of having the hunters kill bucks that just went through surgery was not a very good one. I think they would notice the stitches when the hunters go to butcher the animals. (Maybe he provided butchering services? That would make more sense).
I am not going to read the rest of the series. I think people interested in hunting, beer, non -realistic women and Texas might enjoy these books, but it wasn’t for me.
bibliocat4's review
3.0
A coworker recommended this to me because she thought it was really funny. Well, apparently I have a different sense of humor because I didn't find it that funny. It was a good mystery so give it a try!
archergal's review
2.0
If you like stupid rednecks who are petty criminals, law officers who are either corrupt (i.e., taking bribes) or willing to look the other way over the petty misdemeanors of their buddies, and an Important Citizen who is ALSO corrupt, this is the book for you.
There are a couple of more or less honest men in it, the ones who catch the bad guys. And don't forget the FWB gal who shrugs and moves on when the protagonist finds a woman her REALLY likes.
Obviously, I am not the target audience for this book. Its biggest virtue for me? It was free.
There are a couple of more or less honest men in it, the ones who catch the bad guys. And don't forget the FWB gal who shrugs and moves on when the protagonist finds a woman her REALLY likes.
Obviously, I am not the target audience for this book. Its biggest virtue for me? It was free.