The Thursday Turkey Murders, Craig Rice
The Thursday Turkey Murders, Craig Rice
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The Thursday Turkey Murders

Author: Craig Rice

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 7 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2021


Synopsis

This Thanksgiving, two birds of a feather are about to get plucked.Former con artist photographers Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak are en route from the grit of New York City to the glitter of Sunset Boulevard when their dreams are waylaid in a tragic roadside accident with an errant turkey. But getting stuck in the off-the-map community of Thursday County, Iowa, has an upside: a blushing farmer’s daughter with a promising sob story. To help her ailing grandma, the Halvorsen family turkey farm is up for grabs. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Bingo and Handsome plan to make a bundle off the gobbling herd.But these two city slickers should’ve known that small towns hide big secrets—and Thursday’s secrets go back more than a decade. Before long, Bingo and Handsome get tangled up in a bank robbery, face off with an escaped convict, follow the trail of a buried fortune, are wrangled into a fowl conspiracy, and come to a dead end when they become suspects in a murder. As Thanksgiving day nears, it could very well be their heads on the chopping block.

About Craig Rice

Craig Rice (1908–1957), born Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig, was an American author of mystery novels and short stories, sometimes described as the “Dorothy Parker of detective fiction.” She was the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time magazine, on January 28, 1946.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bev on February 13, 2017

The Thursday Turkey Murders (1943) is the second in a trio of books by Craig Rice (with help on the third by Ed McBain). These are screwball mysteries starring Rice's photographers with a penchant for landing in the middle of murder, Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kuzak. Bingo and Handsome, late of New Yo......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on October 16, 2024

Rice's sly and playful humor is out in full force, but this novel is not one of her best efforts. The main characters are not that likeable and there are just way too many characters and too much plot. Not bad, but not her best.......more

Goodreads review by JulieAnn on December 03, 2024

This was on Audible and read wonderfully. Great murder mystery. Enjoy Handsome and Bingo once again, this time in Thursday, Iowa.......more

Goodreads review by Mare on March 28, 2022

I enjoyed this visit with Bingo and Handsome. They are quite the pair.......more

Goodreads review by Moe on March 02, 2022

Great, the best of the three......more


Quotes

“Narrator Johnny Heller provides rapid pacing for the slapstick atmosphere…Heller’s unique voices for the characters help listeners vividly imagine each one. The use of New York accents for Bingo and Handsome, as well as Midwestern accents for the Iowans, adds distinct atmosphere.” AudioFile

“Bingo and Handsome to the rescue once again…There’s everything—an escaped convict, murders, a disappearance, with clues leading back to a fifteen-year old bank robbery, with money reputed to be hidden in the town of Thursday.” Kirkus Reviews