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Dead Angler (A Loon Lake Mystery #1)
by
Victoria Houston (Goodreads Author)
In Wisconsin's Northwoods, fishing is a way of life -- and when the muskies are biting, life couldn't be better. But when Doc Osborne catches more than he bargained for, he winds up in the middle of a murder mystery -- and only Chief of Police Lew Ferris can get him out of it.
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
April 1st 2000
by Berkley
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Dead Angler is the first book in the Loon Lake Fishing Mystery. The new book that is coming out soon is Dead Insider. I received Dead Insider to read and review and as I was looking for a little information from it I found that Last year I had gotten Dead Angler. So I decided to read the first book first.
I enjoyed Dead Angler. I like the characters in it and look forward to reading Dead Insider next to see what is going on in Loon Lake now. The suspense of the murder kept me guessing.
Paul Osborn...more
I enjoyed Dead Angler. I like the characters in it and look forward to reading Dead Insider next to see what is going on in Loon Lake now. The suspense of the murder kept me guessing.
Paul Osborn...more
Overall, I liked the book. It was well paced and kept my interest. The little love interest hinted at didn't get in the way of rest of the story at all. The characters were pretty well developed and colorful.
There were a few anachronisms that bothered me. The first was that Lew Ferris is Chief of Police, but she has a "deputy" and is apparently responsible for calls out in the county. I'm not familiar with the way Wisconsin deals with Sheriff/Police departments, but that seems more like somethin...more
There were a few anachronisms that bothered me. The first was that Lew Ferris is Chief of Police, but she has a "deputy" and is apparently responsible for calls out in the county. I'm not familiar with the way Wisconsin deals with Sheriff/Police departments, but that seems more like somethin...more
This book was slow to start. I even put it down, read two other books and then picked it back up again, since it was... there....
I have to admit: It was not the books fault! I had the wrong attitude when I first picked it up. Once I found the books "voice" it all fell into place and I started loving every minute of it. I could not put it down.
I could hear the Minnesota accent of the characters. It made them more "real" , more believable, sweeter.
I do have to say there were rather lots of mistak...more
I have to admit: It was not the books fault! I had the wrong attitude when I first picked it up. Once I found the books "voice" it all fell into place and I started loving every minute of it. I could not put it down.
I could hear the Minnesota accent of the characters. It made them more "real" , more believable, sweeter.
I do have to say there were rather lots of mistak...more
I have really enjoyed this series. I wasn't too sure at first if I would. First of all the main character is a man and he's in his 60's! It also has a lot of fishing in it, and Doc is an ex dentist. I have a dentist phobia. In spite of all that it is still a great series. This is a much slower paced, relaxing sort of read than I usually do. This is a curl up in a chair with a good fire and enjoy a nice crime mystery sort of thing. The fact that it takes place in northern Wisconsin and I recogniz...more
I first met the folks at Loon Lake several years ago and was quite pleased to find Victoria Houston's second book on a Kindle Fire list.
Retired dentist Doc Osborne catches more than a fish when he goes fly fishing with the new sheriff Chief Lewellyn "Lew" Ferris - the body of Meredith Marshall. Lew deputizes Doc to help with the investigation, and his quirky friend Ray joins in the hunt for Meredith's killer. The homicide story line has numerous twists and turns which make the book extremely enj...more
Retired dentist Doc Osborne catches more than a fish when he goes fly fishing with the new sheriff Chief Lewellyn "Lew" Ferris - the body of Meredith Marshall. Lew deputizes Doc to help with the investigation, and his quirky friend Ray joins in the hunt for Meredith's killer. The homicide story line has numerous twists and turns which make the book extremely enj...more
At the beginning of the book a dead body is found. At the time no one recognized the female although judging by the way she was dressed, she was an angler. Then the rest of the story is about who she is, how she died, and if she was murdered then who did it and why.
I really found the book a little on the hard side to stay interested in. Maybe I am not into these murder mysteries as much as I thought or because I never went fly fishing in my life. I really can't say but I found it had too much ta...more
I really found the book a little on the hard side to stay interested in. Maybe I am not into these murder mysteries as much as I thought or because I never went fly fishing in my life. I really can't say but I found it had too much ta...more
I enjoyed this mystery very much. Normally mystery series suffer from too much character description or overwhelming detail of a surroundings or hobbies, or whatever the hook is, but these characters felt very genuine and motivated by real situations. The mystery itself was not hard or surprising to fathom, but was a good background to getting to know the main cast of characters. I am not a fly-fishing enthusiast, but the author refrained from providing too much information and making it boring....more
More Local Flavor Than a Friday Night Fish Fry
This is the first story I’ve read by Northwoods author, Victoria Houston. Reading it while surrounded by the settings she so colorfully and accurately describes added to my enjoyment of the experience. It’s a themed murder mystery that anyone with a remote interest in fishing—particularly fly-fishing—will savor for the knowledgeable references to the sport and those who participate in it.
The main characters are very well drawn and highly likable. Osb...more
This is the first story I’ve read by Northwoods author, Victoria Houston. Reading it while surrounded by the settings she so colorfully and accurately describes added to my enjoyment of the experience. It’s a themed murder mystery that anyone with a remote interest in fishing—particularly fly-fishing—will savor for the knowledgeable references to the sport and those who participate in it.
The main characters are very well drawn and highly likable. Osb...more
Add this to my burgeoning list of "hobby" mysteries. Houston's been writing these fly-fishing mysteries for a decade now: what took me so long? Female police chief for small resort town, retired, recovering-alcoholic dentist, and free-wheeling grave digger: what a team! I enjoyed the camaraderie, the fishing details, and the little touches that added depth. Much the same mood as a Diane Mott Davidson--but people are fishing instead of cooking. Very boomerish!
I loved this book! It will never make it to the New York Times Best Seller List but it is just a FUN summer read! In fact, I am reading the entire series. My fishing family is getting quite impressed by my new-found fishing knowledge!
Although I had few expectations about this book, it was surprisingly very good. I was entertained by the characters and their relationships, more so than the actual murder investigation. I also learned quite a bit about fly fishing. I would recommend this as an easy and entertaining read.
I really liked this book! I live in WI and it made me feel like I am in the book and these characters are my neighbors. I have friends, family and neighbors that talk like that and think.
I got this for free on my Kindle. The writing is terrible and the story is dumb. Even in a small town, the chief of police wouldn't let a retired dentist walk on to a murder investigation and act as medical examiner. Are you kidding me? I'd love to be the lawyer acting for the defence on this one. And please, can she write LOON LAKE a few thousand more times? I'm not sure that I quite understood that this was in LOON LAKE, and that LOON LAKE was a small town, and LOON LAKE, LOON LAKE, LOON LAKE....more
The first in a fine series of mysteries by Rhinelander Wi native Victoria Houston who was written up in the Wall Street Journal. The series takes place in the fictious town of Loon Lake.
Interesting book, especially since it takes place in my home state and that it involves a sport that I'm somewhat familiar with. Good book, but I just couldn't get going with it.
Good local color for an area I vacation in often. Complex mystery with interesting characters, but they didn't grab me enough to want to read more of the series.
This murder mystery was fun to read because it takes place in northern Wisconsin and has references to lots of places familiar to me.
wow--so mind-numbingly boring it's like waiting in the dentist's office with only 3-year-old us magazines to read.
I was an OK book. I found that it was slow moving and had a hard time keeping my intrest. Guess I am just not into fly fishing.
Read the complete Victoria Houston series. Love them. It's habit forming.
This was a fun mystery with different characters and in a different setting.
I learned so much about fly fishing, I can't wait to read more novels.
It was an okay book. Parts were interesting but others dragged.
Loved the characters and storyline. However, the flyfishing theme just wasn't my style.
Good read, fast paced....A LOT of typos!
Not enough mystery and too much about fishing.
Jul 01, 2009
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Loved this book. I am "hooked" on the series
A good cozy mystery series.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow getting started, but pleasantly lends itself to find and read the next book in the series.
Fun characters and love the locale - all supposedly takes place just miles from our summer home in Crivitz.
Really good story, loved the outdoors flavor and identified with the characters! Can't wait to read the next one.
A fun read!
Really good story, loved the outdoors flavor and identified with the characters! Can't wait to read the next one.
A fun read!
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She is the author of the Loon Lake Mystery Series -- DEAD ANGLER, DEAD CREEK, DEAD WATER, DEAD FRENZY, DEAD HOT MAMA, DEAD JITTERBUG, DEAD BOOGIE, DEAD MADONNA, DEAD HOT SHOT, DEAD RENEGADE. DEAD DECEIVER, DEAD TEASE and DEAD INSIDER, thirteenth in the series, will be published in June 2013 in hardcover, trade paperback and as an eBook from Tyrus Books. The mysteries are set in the Northwoods of W...more
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