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Title: Biggie and the Poisoned Politician
Subtitle: Biggie Weatherford, Book 1
Author: Nancy Bell
Narrator: Kevin Draine
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-01-11
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Nancy Bell is a Texan with a flair for small-town mysteries. This popular series features Biggie Weatherford, an amateur sleuth and the richest woman in Jobs Crossing. When the town mayor drops deadface first into his angel food cakeBiggie leads a diverse group in solving this murder despite her personal distaste for the man himself.
Members Reviews:
Wonderful narrator
Nancy Bell's Biggie and the Poisoned Politician is the first in her Dead Letter Mysteries. It is narrated by J. R. Weatherford, a 12-year-old who lives in Job's Crossing, Texas, with his grandmother, Mrs. Fiona Wooten Weatherford, aka Biggie. Ms. Bell creates an authentic voice for J. R. who reports on words and activities of adults without understanding them, in much the same way as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is exalted company for a mystery writer's creation. The characterization of the novel is also strong. Biggie and J. R. are well developed, but a particular strength is the secondary characters--Willie Mae, who is a voodoo woman as well as Biggie's maid; Rosebud, her husband of the tall tales; Monica, J. R.'s friend who has hair only on one side of her head because she was placed too close to the fire when she was a baby. The townspeople, especially the Daughters (of the Texas Revolution), are individual and authentic, as is the depiction of how things are still done in small Southern towns. The language and the storytelling rhythm are genuine. The plot isn't as strong, though Ms. Bell is fair in giving the appropriate clues. Once it becomes clear what's happening (discovery of lignite coal on Biggie's land and the attempt to acquire the land). the perpetrators are fairly obvious. But the plot is not the reason for reading this mystery--it's J. R. as narrator. I recommend Biggie and the Poisoned Politician highly.
Love Biggie!!!
Loved the first to the last. Biggie and J. R. are wonderful!!!!
BIGGIE & THE POISONED POLITICIAN
BIGGIE & THE POISONED POLITICIAN
ONLY READ PART TO SO FAR IT GREAT AT KEEPING ME GOING TO NEXT CHAPTER
Biggie Starts with a Biggie
The first book in the Biggie series starts with a bang. A car belonging Biggie's boarder explodes, the mayor dies after a town meeting, and Biggie has to deal with someone trying to put a landfill on her property. The story is told in the narrative of Biggie's 12-year-old grandson, J.R., and makes you laugh out loud at times.
This is a good mystery, but I enjoyed it better for the strength of the characters, the setting, and the relationship between Biggie and J.R. A fun, easy read for a hot summer day. Enjoy!
Gur Buster
This was my first read of Nancy Bell and I wasn't disappointed. Actually, I listened to the recorded version during my trips to and from work. The plot was interesting but the characters were outstanding. Makes me want to meet Biggie and JR. Many of the whimsical rural saying brought sweet memories of my childhood visits to relatives in the country of NC - guess those saying are universal in the country.
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Title: Biggie and the Poisoned Politician
Subtitle: Biggie Weatherford, Book 1
Author: Nancy Bell
Narrator: Kevin Draine
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-01-11
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Nancy Bell is a Texan with a flair for small-town mysteries. This popular series features Biggie Weatherford, an amateur sleuth and the richest woman in Jobs Crossing. When the town mayor drops deadface first into his angel food cakeBiggie leads a diverse group in solving this murder despite her personal distaste for the man himself.
Members Reviews:
Wonderful narrator
Nancy Bell's Biggie and the Poisoned Politician is the first in her Dead Letter Mysteries. It is narrated by J. R. Weatherford, a 12-year-old who lives in Job's Crossing, Texas, with his grandmother, Mrs. Fiona Wooten Weatherford, aka Biggie. Ms. Bell creates an authentic voice for J. R. who reports on words and activities of adults without understanding them, in much the same way as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is exalted company for a mystery writer's creation. The characterization of the novel is also strong. Biggie and J. R. are well developed, but a particular strength is the secondary characters--Willie Mae, who is a voodoo woman as well as Biggie's maid; Rosebud, her husband of the tall tales; Monica, J. R.'s friend who has hair only on one side of her head because she was placed too close to the fire when she was a baby. The townspeople, especially the Daughters (of the Texas Revolution), are individual and authentic, as is the depiction of how things are still done in small Southern towns. The language and the storytelling rhythm are genuine. The plot isn't as strong, though Ms. Bell is fair in giving the appropriate clues. Once it becomes clear what's happening (discovery of lignite coal on Biggie's land and the attempt to acquire the land). the perpetrators are fairly obvious. But the plot is not the reason for reading this mystery--it's J. R. as narrator. I recommend Biggie and the Poisoned Politician highly.
Love Biggie!!!
Loved the first to the last. Biggie and J. R. are wonderful!!!!
BIGGIE & THE POISONED POLITICIAN
BIGGIE & THE POISONED POLITICIAN
ONLY READ PART TO SO FAR IT GREAT AT KEEPING ME GOING TO NEXT CHAPTER
Biggie Starts with a Biggie
The first book in the Biggie series starts with a bang. A car belonging Biggie's boarder explodes, the mayor dies after a town meeting, and Biggie has to deal with someone trying to put a landfill on her property. The story is told in the narrative of Biggie's 12-year-old grandson, J.R., and makes you laugh out loud at times.
This is a good mystery, but I enjoyed it better for the strength of the characters, the setting, and the relationship between Biggie and J.R. A fun, easy read for a hot summer day. Enjoy!
Gur Buster
This was my first read of Nancy Bell and I wasn't disappointed. Actually, I listened to the recorded version during my trips to and from work. The plot was interesting but the characters were outstanding. Makes me want to meet Biggie and JR. Many of the whimsical rural saying brought sweet memories of my childhood visits to relatives in the country of NC - guess those saying are universal in the country.