“Thanks to Ben Rehder, Texas now has its own Hiaasen. Don’t miss it.”—Tim Dorsey, author of the Serge Storms mysteries. Buck Fever: It’s the week before deer hunting season, as close to a statewide holiday as you get in Texas, and the locals are getting restless. Game Warden John Marlin has his hands full with poaching complaints coming in faster than he can write out-of-season tickets. Then a … tickets. Then a call of a different sort comes in. A man dressed up in some sort of deer costume has been shot at the Circle S ranch, and witnesses are reporting a massive wild-eyed buck prancing about the pasture in a lovesick frenzy. Marlin’s seen a lot in his years, but this is wilder than he could have imagined: the man in the deer suit is a good friend, and the whacked-out whitetail isn’t exactly a stranger either. It’s the beginning of a mad, frantic weekend in Blanco County, one that will see a few more men shot, an invasion by Colombians with more than hunting on their minds, and damn near the end of Marlin’s life. Ben Rehder serves it all up with a huge helping of humor in this debut comic mystery that will firmly establish him as the funniest crime writer in Texas.
REVIEWS FOR BUCK FEVER:
“This debut novel is a complete success, tearing out of Texas chock-full of characters so nutty and events so strange it seems as if they must be real. The writing here is confident and vigorous; the tone is quintessentially Texan and relentlessly wry. There’s sure to be a long career for this happy, wacky series.”
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“This is a wild and crazy first novel, crowded with weird people, unusual relationships (both animal and human), and frequent humor that will appeal to fans of Carl Hiaasen, Tim Dorsey, and other comic mystery writers. Strongly recommended for most collections.”
—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“It’s been our pleasure to be among the first reviewers to take notice of several writers who eventually became best sellers, including Nevada Barr, Lee Child and Randy Wayne White. Ben Rehder has what it takes to join that group. Imagine Carl Hiaasen with a Texas accent…”
—Denver Post
“Briskly paced, amusing, spiced with deftly drawn good-old-boy portraits: an altogether promising debut.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“…side-splitting…akin to the Tom Robbins style of humor writing.”
—ESPN Outdoors
“Austinite Ben Rehder’s debut novel is the summer’s best find. With a nod and a wink to Carl Hiaasen, Rehder comes out swinging with a sardonic Tex-centric look at trophy deer hunters, beer-guzzling poachers, and Game Warden John Marlin—the man charged with keeping them all in line. Buck Fever is too fun to be legal.”
—Texas Monthly
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I love every book in the Blanco County mystery series
What a fun mystery to solve. So many things happen in this book that I stayed hooked all the way until the end. The narration was done really well and the accents were spot on.
Narrator: Johnny Peppers
Ok so this story was full of stereotypes, Columbian drug dealers, corrupt sheriff, wealthy well connected land owner etc but I enjoyed it, it was fun, entertaining and had humour as well as danger.
This narrator does a good job, I’ve listened to a few stories narrated by him and in all honesty now I’d be more inclined to …
This review is for the audio book.
I enjoyed this book. This book has been sat on my kindle waiting to be read for ages and I have never got around to it. I should have done because I really enjoyed the audio book version. The story is told by several characters which got a bit confusing at the beginning, trying to keep.them all straight but as …
A new author and book series to add to my Reading List! Hilarious, with lovable, oddball characters.
Slow and boring
Funny and entertaining
Too silly
Predictable.
The story is wonderful. I find the writing quite riotous. Really fun to read. I recommend it. Will make you laugh out loud.
Nice Teas wit. A bit parochial
This was a great book enjoyed it immensely