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Patrick F. McManus

Patrick F. McManus
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Patrick F. McManus

Patrick F. McManus is a renowned outdoor writer, humorist, and longtime columnist for Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. His most recent Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries are The Double-Jack Murders and Avalanche. He is the author of many other books, including such runaway New York Times bestsellers as The Grasshopper Trap, The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, and Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! He lives in Spokane, Washington.

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Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Blight Way
Aug 11, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Double-Jack Murders
Jan 06, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Avalanche
Dec 17, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Kerplunk!
Dec 17, 2010
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Chapter 1 from The Huckleberry Murders
Nov 25, 2010
The Huckleberry Murders will be released on November 02, 2010 in
Nov 02, 2010
The Huckleberry Murders is now available in
Nov 02, 2010
The Double-Jack Murders will be released on October 06, 2009 in
Oct 06, 2009
The Double-Jack Murders is now available in
Oct 06, 2009
Kerplunk! will be released on November 06, 2007 in
Nov 06, 2007
Kerplunk! is now available in
Nov 06, 2007
Avalanche will be released on March 27, 2007 in
Mar 27, 2007
Avalanche is now available in
Mar 27, 2007
The Blight Way will be released on March 02, 2006 in
Mar 02, 2006
The Blight Way is now available in
Mar 02, 2006

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Waldo County Village Soup, April 14, 2013
...slapstick, means it’s a good murder mystery. Only funny -- only with a bit too much slapstick. Patrick F. McManus, according to Wikipedia, has 21 books to his credit, including four Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries, of which The Double-Jack Murders is...
AllVoices, April 14, 2013
...Search Book Reviews The Double-Jack Murders is just as slapstick and perhaps corny as his other books I've read. Which, if you're comfortable with the slapstick, means it's a good murder mystery...McManus, according to Wikipedia, has 21 books to his...
Daily-Jeff, January 17, 2013
...Amberlyn; Leonardo and the Last Supper by Ross King; The Horse in my Garage and other Stories by Patrick F. McManus; You saved me, too: what a Holocaust Survivor taught me about living, dying, fighting and swearing in Yiddish by Susan Kushner Resnick; In...
Tribune Chronicle, January 6, 2013
...m surrounded by peace. Quiet. And books. Thousands and thousands of books. Say, I wonder if that new Patrick F. McManus title is in. Hold on a sec OK, I'm back. What a great volume of essays. There was the one about when Pat and the old woodsman...
Middlesboro Daily News, August 3, 2012
...Breakfast Series by Mary Daheim Jan. 7 — Mystery movie Feb. 4 — Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries by Patrick F. McManus March 1 — “Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley...
Carlsbad Patch, June 3, 2012
...  Cleo for Short by Brooks Atkinson, The Mouse by Saki, Real Ponies Don’t Go Oink by Patrick F. McManus, The Undoing of Morning Glory Adolphus by N. Margaret Campbell, A Persian Tale by Rose Fyleman and Running Wolf by Algernon Blackwood. Tickets are...
California Democrat, May 1, 2013
...novel” by Cathy Marie Buchanan “The Chalice” by Nancy Bilyeau “The Tamarack Murders: a Bo Tully Mystery” by Patrick F. McManus “Power Trip” by Jackie Collins “The Road to Cardinal Valley” by Earlene Fowler “Ordinary Grace”...
Mille Lacs Messenger, April 21, 2013
...listened to Logan Anderson’s hilarious warning of the dangers of “black powder” in “Poof! No Eyebrows” by Patrick F. McManus. The speech team would like to thank everyone who took the time to come to the public performance and support them;...
Waldo County Village Soup, April 14, 2013
...slapstick, means it’s a good murder mystery. Only funny -- only with a bit too much slapstick. Patrick F. McManus, according to Wikipedia, has 21 books to his credit, including four Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries, of which The Double-Jack Murders is...
Magic City Morning Star, April 14, 2013
...slapstick, means it's a good murder mystery. Only funny -- only with a bit too much slapstick. Patrick F. McManus, according to Wikipedia, has 21 books to his credit, including four Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries, of which The Double-Jack Murders is one. ...
AllVoices, April 14, 2013
...Search Book Reviews The Double-Jack Murders is just as slapstick and perhaps corny as his other books I've read. Which, if you're comfortable with the slapstick, means it's a good murder mystery...McManus, according to Wikipedia, has 21 books to his...
Eastern Washington University Easterner, February 27, 2013
...al stover , comedy, eagle life, entertainment, patrick f. mcmanus Proceeds from comedy go to EWU scholarships Eagle Life Editor easterner.eaglelife@gmail.com Patrick McManus was falling as his life flashed before his eyes. After a brief moment...
Idaho Statesman, February 16, 2013
...Actor Tim Behrens brings the characters of Idaho humor writer Patrick F. McManus to life on stage. It's something he's practically made his career on. You can see him perform one of the best, "McManus in Love," tonight...