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McManus, Patrick Francis was born on August 25, 1933 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Son of Francis Edward McManus and Mabel Delana (Klaus) DeMers.
(When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable ow...)
When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable owner of the fancy West Branch Lodge, has gone missing, Sheriff Bo Tully is delighted. He'll have to stay at the lodge and investigate in luxury! But when an avalanche traps him there for the foreseeable future, along with his retired sheriff father, a motley group of vacationers, and a naughty old flame, life starts to get complicated. The missing persons case turns out to be a murder case, Tully discovers the avalanche was no accident of nature, and suddenly everyone starts to look like a suspect -- even the murder victim! It's up to Tully to figure it all out in this comic romp through the wilds of Blight County, Idaho, from bestselling author Patrick McManus.
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(Sheriff Bo Tully is the brand of Western lawman who uses ...)
Sheriff Bo Tully is the brand of Western lawman who uses as much cunning and guile on the ladies as he does solving his cases. He’s a man with a sense of humor and an instinct for the truth, which comes in handy when trying to capture killers and establish order in Blight County. Sheriff Tully is famous for his hunches—most recently, his suspicion that local retiree Orville Poulson has been murdered by his ranch caretaker, Ray Crockett, a sociopath with a criminal record. The only problem is that Tully has no evidence and no body to prove that a crime has been committed: supposedly, Orville is alive and well and cashing his Social Security checks from Spokane. But before Tully can follow up on Orville's whereabouts, three unidentified young men are found dead of gusnhot wounds to the head, execution style, in a huckleberry patch on Scotchman Mountain. With the help of confident and beautiful FBI agent Angela Phelps, Tully tries to connect the dots between Poulson’s disappearance, the sudden spate of murders occurring in Blight County, and a big white pickup truck with dual tires wreaking havoc in the area. But when his few potential leads prove either impossible to track down or unexpectedly deceased, Tully must follow his instincts to piece together the puzzle of who is doing the killing, and why. His suspicions lead him straight into a haunted swamp, along with Agent Phelps, his womanizing ex-sheriff father, Pap, expert tracker and good friend Dave, and mountain man Poke. A twisty case packed with murder and mystery, The Huckleberry Murders is the most entertaining tale yet in this beloved series.
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(Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho -- and a fellow...)
Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho -- and a fellow who dropped twenty pounds on Atkins -- had been thinking about asking out Jan Whittle, his grade-school sweetheart. Problem is, he's already promised to celebrate his dad's seventy-fifth birthday with him. Thwarted romance proves to be the least of Bo's problems, however, when a dead body turns up on Batim Scragg's ranch. Forced to put on his sleuthing hat, Bo finds himself faced with a whole slew of possible suspects. And what quickly becomes apparent is that, while the sheriff's investigative methods may not exactly be legal, they are, for better or worse, The Blight Way. A bestselling author with more than two million books in print, the curmudgeonly wit Patrick F. McManus delivers a page-turning mystery filled with mirth and misadventure set in hook-and-bullet territory.
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( Now in paperback, the beloved humorist’s latest and fun...)
Now in paperback, the beloved humorist’s latest and funniest collection of essays ever—“McManus at his curmudgeonly best” (Spokane Spokesman-Review) Patrick F. McManus’s wry wit has made him an American classic, his trademark outdoorsman’s humor endearing him not only to fellow wilderness enthusiasts but to anyone who enjoys a good laugh. In his newest collection of hilarious essays, he ponders the strange allure of the RV, a thirtieth-century hunting trip, the art of wrestling toads, the existential implications of being lost, the baffling tendency of animals to outsmart hunters, the singular pleasure of doubling the size of every fish that gets away, and what happens when a bear named Pooky decides to hibernate in the attic. Combining the curmudgeonly voice of Dave Barry and the clever insights of Garrison Keillor with his own keen sense of the absurd, McManus brilliantly captures the funny and strange in our everyday existence, while managing to evoke a childlike wonder at the natural world.
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(For his fourteenth book, Patrick McManus lets us inside t...)
For his fourteenth book, Patrick McManus lets us inside the laughs. This guide, by one of the world's best-known and respected humorists, is an insightful and entertaining book for anyone who writes humor or has ever wanted to.
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(Patrick F. McManus’s beloved Sheriff Bo Tully has his han...)
Patrick F. McManus’s beloved Sheriff Bo Tully has his hands full of elusive killers, eccentric backwoods characters, and irresistible women in this latest romp through the wilds of Blight County, Idaho. Sheriff Bo Tully is the kind of western lawman who’s as good with the ladies as he is with his guns, and he never lets a death threat get in the way of a good barbecue. In this latest tale, Tully pursues a seventy-five-year-old missing persons case in which a pair of gold miners (a two-man drilling team known as a double-jack) mysteriously disappeared just as they hit the mother lode in a remote part of Blight County. Meanwhile, a second, more threatening case looms large. After serving only two months of a life sentence, a mentally unstable murderer named Kincaid—a nasty piece of work if there ever was one—manages to escape prison, setting his sights on killing the man who put him behind bars: one Sheriff Bo Tully.
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( More humerous observations and insights into the agonie...)
More humerous observations and insights into the agonies and ecstacies of hunting, fishing, and camping by the author of They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?and other celebrations of life in the wild.
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(First published in 1989, this unusual combination, both a...)
First published in 1989, this unusual combination, both a memoir and a cookbook, is now available in paperback. A word of warning: Before jumping into the recipes it might be wise to read McManus's childhood memoir first. Beyond the much-expected mirth, however, are solid and delicious recipes gathered and tested by Pat's sister "The Troll," Patricia Gass.
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(For the first time, all four of Patrick F. McManus's zany...)
For the first time, all four of Patrick F. McManus's zany books on outdoor life are available in an attractively boxed set. Contains The Grasshopper Trap, A Fine and Pleasant Misery, Never Sniff a Gift Fish, and They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?
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( Patrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilario...)
Patrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilarious books as A Fine and Pleasant Misery and Never Sniff a Gift Fish, now offers readers solid thoughts on the qualities that define leadership, beginning with the need to be tall, and much more, in this outrageous collection of short pieces that reveals his tortuous trip along the writer's path.
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McManus, Patrick Francis was born on August 25, 1933 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Son of Francis Edward McManus and Mabel Delana (Klaus) DeMers.
Bachelor in English, Washington State University, 1956; Master of Arts in English, Washington State University, 1962; postgraduate, Washington State University, 1965-1967.
News reporter, Daily Olympian, Olympia, Washington, 1956; editor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1956-1959; with, Eastern Washington U., Cheney, since 1959; retired, 1983; news reporter, Station KREM-television, 1960-1962; associate professor, Eastern Washington U., Cheney, 1971-1974; professor, Eastern Washington U., Cheney, 1974-1983; professor emeritus, Eastern Washington U., Cheney, since 1983.
( Patrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilario...)
( More humerous observations and insights into the agonie...)
(Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho -- and a fellow...)
( Now in paperback, the beloved humorist’s latest and fun...)
(When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable ow...)
( A Fine and Pleasant Misery More witty cautionary tales...)
(Sheriff Bo Tully is the brand of Western lawman who uses ...)
( The bestselling author of They Shoot Canoes, Don't They...)
(First published in 1989, this unusual combination, both a...)
(First published in 1989, this unusual combination, both a...)
( More witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybo...)
(For his fourteenth book, Patrick McManus lets us inside t...)
(For the first time, all four of Patrick F. McManus's zany...)
(Published in 1989 or 1990. Henry Holt & Co. NY Illustrati...)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
(Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)
(Three Paperback books)
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(Patrick F. McManus’s beloved Sheriff Bo Tully has his han...)
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Member of Mystery Writers America, Outdoor Writers American (board directors 1981-1984, Excellence award 1986), Authors Guild.
Married Darlene Madge Keough, February 3, 1954. Children: Kelly C., Shannon M., Peggy F., Erin B.