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  • Buck Fever

  • A Blanco County Mystery, Book 1
  • By: Ben Rehder
  • Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
  • Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)
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Buck Fever

By: Ben Rehder
Narrated by: Johnny Peppers
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Summary

Edgar Award-nominated author Ben Rehder's Blanco County comic mysteries have made best-of-the-year lists in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Field & Stream. The novels have been optioned by Warner Brothers Horizon Scripted Television for development as a cable TV series.

Buck Fever: It's the week before deer hunting season, as close to a statewide holiday as you get in Texas, and the locals are getting restless. Game Warden John Marlin has his hands full with poaching complaints coming in faster than he can write out-of-season tickets. Then a call of a different sort comes in. A man dressed up in some sort of deer costume has been shot at the Circle S ranch, and witnesses are reporting a massive wild-eyed buck prancing about the pasture in a lovesick frenzy. Marlin's seen a lot in his years, but this is wilder than he could have imagined: the man in the deer suit is a good friend, and the whacked-out whitetail isn't exactly a stranger either.

It's the beginning of a mad, frantic weekend in Blanco County, one that will see a few more men shot, an invasion by Colombians with more than hunting on their minds, and damn near the end of Marlin's life. Ben Rehder serves it all up with a huge helping of humor in this debut comic mystery that will firmly establish him as the funniest crime writer in Texas.

©2002 Ben Rehder (P)2013 Ben Rehder

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Interesting story and listen

I quite enjoyed it and it was different from my usual books. Well narrated and glad I listened

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Dope smugglers and hunting,how weird can it get?! Pretty weird,and funny.A really fun read! Johnny Peppers was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'

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Enjoyable

Enjoyed the audio book. The story was fine. Slow start but got moving. Narration was excellent.

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easy

Johnny Peppers is a very narrator and easy to listen to.

An easy and good plot, Strong characters and funny, A really good mystery.

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Great book

Lots of twists and turns to keep the brain ticking over
I really enjoyed this book and looking forward to reading others in the series
Thx Ben

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What a fun mystery to solve. So many things happen in this book that I stayed hooked all the way until the end. The narration was done really well and the accents were spot on.

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Fun and entertaining

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Ok so this story was full of stereotypes, Columbian drug dealers, corrupt sheriff, wealthy well connected land owner etc but I enjoyed it, it was fun, entertaining and had humour as well as danger.
This narrator does a good job, I’ve listened to a few stories narrated by him and in all honesty now I’d be more inclined to purchase an audiobook that appealed to me if it had this narrator.

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Brilliant!!!

The author has a crazy sense of humour, which I loved. I found the first chapter hard, I'm not sure it piqued my interest in the beginning but I stuck with it and I am so glad I did.

The story is set in Texas and the narrator did a brilliant job with all the different voices/accents of each character. I would definitely listen to more of his audiobooks. He really brought the characters to life.

There were a lot of stories going on within the story so, after the first chapter, it flowed really fast with many laugh out loud moments

(I was given a copy of this audiobook, at my request, for free in exchange for an honest review, good or bad)

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Very good listen

I enjoyed this book very much. I became more absorbed as it went along. It was a well thought out story.

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Very Enjoyable Read

A very enjoyable book, the storyline is fast paced and keeps your interest to the very end. There is humour aplenty and this adds to the overall enjoyment of the book. Johnny Peppers is a first class narrator able to use different accents and voices to portray the different characters in the book. I would highly recommend this book and i am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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