Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429970782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Biggie is back! Nancy Bell returns with another delicious installment in her series of rural Texas mysteries featuring local doyen Biggie Weatherford as amateur detective. Once again, young J.R. faithfully narrates the humorous exploits of Biggie, his grandmother. Filled with plenty of quirky characters and down-home Texas flair, Bell's stories continue to delight. An old friend of Biggie comes back to Job's Crossing. Rex Barnwell and his young wife have returned to convert his father's ranch into a retreat for overweight teenage girls, and Biggie is forced to reveal a secret that she has always kept from J.R. Not long after this startling revelation, Rex is murdered. Knowing full well that he won't be able to keep Biggie away, the Texas Ranger in charge of the case enlists her help. While Biggie pursues her investigation, J.R. has his hands full with troubles of his own. These troubles don't involve any murders-though it might be easier for J.R. if they did. As an extra treat for the reader, Willie Mae shares her recipe for King Ranch Casserole.
Biggie and the Devil Diet
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429970782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Biggie is back! Nancy Bell returns with another delicious installment in her series of rural Texas mysteries featuring local doyen Biggie Weatherford as amateur detective. Once again, young J.R. faithfully narrates the humorous exploits of Biggie, his grandmother. Filled with plenty of quirky characters and down-home Texas flair, Bell's stories continue to delight. An old friend of Biggie comes back to Job's Crossing. Rex Barnwell and his young wife have returned to convert his father's ranch into a retreat for overweight teenage girls, and Biggie is forced to reveal a secret that she has always kept from J.R. Not long after this startling revelation, Rex is murdered. Knowing full well that he won't be able to keep Biggie away, the Texas Ranger in charge of the case enlists her help. While Biggie pursues her investigation, J.R. has his hands full with troubles of his own. These troubles don't involve any murders-though it might be easier for J.R. if they did. As an extra treat for the reader, Willie Mae shares her recipe for King Ranch Casserole.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429970782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Biggie is back! Nancy Bell returns with another delicious installment in her series of rural Texas mysteries featuring local doyen Biggie Weatherford as amateur detective. Once again, young J.R. faithfully narrates the humorous exploits of Biggie, his grandmother. Filled with plenty of quirky characters and down-home Texas flair, Bell's stories continue to delight. An old friend of Biggie comes back to Job's Crossing. Rex Barnwell and his young wife have returned to convert his father's ranch into a retreat for overweight teenage girls, and Biggie is forced to reveal a secret that she has always kept from J.R. Not long after this startling revelation, Rex is murdered. Knowing full well that he won't be able to keep Biggie away, the Texas Ranger in charge of the case enlists her help. While Biggie pursues her investigation, J.R. has his hands full with troubles of his own. These troubles don't involve any murders-though it might be easier for J.R. if they did. As an extra treat for the reader, Willie Mae shares her recipe for King Ranch Casserole.
Death Splits a Hair
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312327811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Somebody murders the local barber in this second installment in the new down-home Judge Jackson Crain series.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312327811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Somebody murders the local barber in this second installment in the new down-home Judge Jackson Crain series.
Paint the Town Dead
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466820802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
From the beloved author of the Biggie Weatherford mystery series comes this third thrillin’ installment featuring Texas judge Jackson Crain. An old love, a new flame, and the murder of a real estate tycoon thrust County Judge Jackson Crain smack in the middle of the most baffling case he has ever seen. Add a glamorous lady evangelist and a victim’s tippling wife, and suspects abound. It is only through delving into the past that Jackson is able to unravel the mystery and see the killer brought to justice. Paint the Town Dead is a sure-to-please cozy that should win Nancy Bell many new fans.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466820802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
From the beloved author of the Biggie Weatherford mystery series comes this third thrillin’ installment featuring Texas judge Jackson Crain. An old love, a new flame, and the murder of a real estate tycoon thrust County Judge Jackson Crain smack in the middle of the most baffling case he has ever seen. Add a glamorous lady evangelist and a victim’s tippling wife, and suspects abound. It is only through delving into the past that Jackson is able to unravel the mystery and see the killer brought to justice. Paint the Town Dead is a sure-to-please cozy that should win Nancy Bell many new fans.
Restored to Death
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312276567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Bell's latest mystery series features a new hero--Judge Jackson Crain, a widowed county magistrate who lives with his young daughter. Crain investigates the murder of his dead wife's sister, only to find a path that leads back to his door.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312276567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Bell's latest mystery series features a new hero--Judge Jackson Crain, a widowed county magistrate who lives with his young daughter. Crain investigates the murder of his dead wife's sister, only to find a path that leads back to his door.
Bowker's Guide to Characters in Fiction 2007
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835247498
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3004
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835247498
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3004
Book Description
Sequels
Author: Janet G. Husband
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909671
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909671
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.
What Do I Read Next?
Biggie and the Fricasseed Fat Man
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312300029
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The sleuthing Texas grandmother, Biggie Weatherford, investigates a murder on the opening night of an all-chicken restaurant. The owner's body is found covered in gravy and garnished with parsley.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312300029
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The sleuthing Texas grandmother, Biggie Weatherford, investigates a murder on the opening night of an all-chicken restaurant. The owner's body is found covered in gravy and garnished with parsley.
Biggie and the Quincy Ghost
Author: Nancy Bell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429970774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The 5th book in a delightful series by Nancy Bell where a young boy, JR, serves as the narrator. In this adventure Biggie Weatherford and her grandson JR go to Quincy to learn about their historical society. That night their host tells them a ghost story about a young woman who went on a picnic and was never seen alive again. The next morning JR finds a body in the hotel fountain. The deputy in charge of the case asks Biggie to help him solve it.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429970774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The 5th book in a delightful series by Nancy Bell where a young boy, JR, serves as the narrator. In this adventure Biggie Weatherford and her grandson JR go to Quincy to learn about their historical society. That night their host tells them a ghost story about a young woman who went on a picnic and was never seen alive again. The next morning JR finds a body in the hotel fountain. The deputy in charge of the case asks Biggie to help him solve it.
The American Way of Eating
Author: Tracie McMillan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439171955
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A journalist traces her 2009 immersion into the national food system to explore how working-class Americans can afford to eat as they should, describing how she worked as a farm laborer, Wal-Mart grocery clerk, and Applebee's expediter while living within the means of each job.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439171955
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A journalist traces her 2009 immersion into the national food system to explore how working-class Americans can afford to eat as they should, describing how she worked as a farm laborer, Wal-Mart grocery clerk, and Applebee's expediter while living within the means of each job.