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The Weatherman (Weatherman #1)
by
Steve Thayer
A serial killer is on the loose in Minnesota, snapping young women's necks with each change of the seasons. Within twenty four hours of the first murder, TV weatherman Dixon Bell, a hulking eccentric, warns his viewers that a tornado is about to strike. The National Weather Service hasn't called it, but Dixon Bell does because he sees it coming in his mind. Among all the c...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
March 1st 1996
by Signet
(first published January 1st 1995)
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It took me a while to get into this book. The story is very convoluted and jumps around a great deal, sometimes with no notice aside from a paragraph break. One second, you are reading about the internal workings of a local TV news station, the next you are in Vietnam. I continually had to re-read sections to get my bearings. The murder mystery sometimes takes second fiddle to other story lines and the characters are odd (in a bad way). Near the middle, I learned to roll with it and it got bette...more
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I didn't care for it very much. The characterizations did not seem consistent or real. Part of that inconsistency is how we jump around in subject; weather, Vietnam, who is committing murders, TV news and the death penalty. The author uses the book as a forum to express opinions on these things sometimes rather than telling a story. He also seems to blame women for the crimes of men, he is pretty consistent with that opinion.
I really think that the invention of the electric chair is one of the...more
I really think that the invention of the electric chair is one of the...more
Sep 28, 2012
Ginny
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4 of 5 stars
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Un giallo di alta qualità: trama avvincente e personaggi indimenticabili.
With a little editing, the Weatherman could have been a decent, nuanced novel about capital punishment. There's a reason why the blurb from Stephen King praises the first 40 pages: Thayer sets his book up as quite a thriller, but after that the pace is sub-par. Most of the authorial energy in the middle half of the book is wasted on a forced sequence of porno-style sex scenes that add nothing to the story. They just degrade most of the newsroom characters to the level of the obligatory Christian...more
The books starts with a vivid and riveting account of a tornado as seen through the eyes of a helicopter weather and traffic team. It absolutley made my spine tingle, having lived in Minnesota all my life and having been in more than a few tornadoes, I was in awe of the detail and accuracy that Thayer used to describe the storm.
Great book....I pretty much figured out the ending early but I didn't want the murderer to be who I thought it was so I could not put it down!
Follow this with the next on...more
Great book....I pretty much figured out the ending early but I didn't want the murderer to be who I thought it was so I could not put it down!
Follow this with the next on...more
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Aug 11, 2011
Lisa Rathbun
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There was some interesting writing here with flashbacks fleshing out some of the characters, but I found the anti-death penalty rhetoric unconvincing and the search for "justice" unfulfilling. The writer with the mask is an amazing character and the weatherman was fascinating as well, but I was ultimately unsatisfied with this book. (Language)
A serial killer is stalking the Twin Cities. And a group (Reporter, Weatherman and a Producer) from a local TV station is going to find out who it is. There is a love triangle involving the female reporter and the prescient weatherman (he predicted a tornado) and a scarred Viet Nam vet (who wears a mask to hide his burned face). It's a decent thriller and keeps you guessing as to whether or not who the real killer is.
Jan 26, 2010
Candace Klenk
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4 of 5 stars
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This was actually a really really good book! I didn't feel right giving it a 5.0 just cuz it's not the best book I've ever read, but it was still really good! The character development was excellent, the plot was interesting, it was a larger book, but still an easy read. I would recomend it to anyone :D
Wowza. This book really had me. It pulled me in and kept me thinking the entire time, and I never really knew who the murderer was until the very end, and even then I had to doubt it. Very engaging, and I always enjoy local books. I listened to this book, and I really got annoyed that the reader kept mispronouncing the words, especially "Edina."
I don't want to spoil anything, but the end of this book was a head scratcher. I remember putting it down and thinking...well...that sucked! I got the feeling that the author wanted to go against the grain and be "different." It didn't work.
A serial killer, a wicked storm, a city frozen in horror and a weather reporter bound and determined to escape to a more glamourous life. It is a good read, a nice thriller.
This was a decent read, but not as satisfying as I would have liked. The author is very cagey with the ending, though upon rereading, the outcome is clear. The main character is both sympathetic and despicable.
I loved this book- based on MN. TV station. I tried to find this book again, but it is out of print. Too bad because it is a good one!
This book was good mainly because it took place in Minnesota. The story was quick and interesting. Overall, a nice quick read.
Really awesome scene right at the beginning with a helicopter chasing an urban tornado. After that, not a very good mystery.
A dark,thrilling serial killer novel.Read this, then read his follow up to it, "Silent Snow". Both are quite good.
I really enjoyed this book. If not a great work of fiction, very entertaining with a Twin City backdrop.
Fast-paced thriller that leaves you guessing until the end. It's Steve Thayer's best work.
Okay crime drama with a couple nice twists. A bit raunchy in places.
Excellent mystery--terrifying and with many twists and turns.
A great book about the Twin Cities. References to MN quite a bit.
Great opening. Unique characters. Surprising ending.
Dave recommended this book in the Robin. It is a fast read, takes place in MSP & Stillwater.
Entertaining mystery. Keeps you interested.
I liked this book. Spooky and eerie!
Aug 19, 2012
Jess Mortensen
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Another Minneapolis book.
Very hard to get into at the beginning, but I stuck with it and loved it by the end.
A great story that I found to be solid in character, location, storyline, and plot driven written.
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STEVE THAYER is the New York Times best-selling author of Saint Mudd, Silent Snow, and The Wheat Field. He lives in Edina, Minnesota.
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