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MediaDB / «Ruffled Feathers by Barbara McCafferty: download fb2, read online
About the book: 1999 / The sleepy and quiet town of Pigeon Fork is shocked by crimes unprecedented in these parts. The villains threaten to kidnap the daughter of the local king of chicken carcasses, commit murder and open fire on civilians. What do you think was used as a crime weapon? A life-size bronze statue of a chicken! Of course, such outrages cannot pass by the only private detective in the town. But Haskell Blevins does not at all fit into the popular image of private detectives - tough guys with a square jaw and fists. However, it’s unlikely that the tough guys could cope with crazy relatives eager to profit from their inheritance. Haskell finds himself in the very center of family pandemonium. The ex-wife of a dead man, a sweet old lady who cannot even remember her own name; the current wife, that is, a widow, a sex bomb with all the ensuing circumstances; bitch daughter-in-law with concrete hair; a slacker son and a super-busy daughter - this whole company besieges the hapless detective, demanding that the killer be brought to light. And then there’s Haskell’s dog, an awkward creature who suffers from a fear of stairs, and gets caught up in a mysterious story. In short, you won’t be bored in sleepy Pigeon Fork.