The Wheat Field

Name: The Wheat Field
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Steve Thayer
ISBN: 9781705221006

Author: Steve Thayer

Narrator: Corey M. Snow

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author Steve Thayer introduces Deputy P. A. Pennington of the Kickapoo Falls, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Department, in a gripping novel of sex, politics, and betrayal—where the lust for power leads a war-wounded young man through the explosive secrets of a small town in the presidential election year of 1960.

Michael and Maggie Butler are found naked and dead in a Wisconsin wheat field, murdered by two vicious shotgun blasts. But no one gets murdered in Kickapoo Falls, a peaceful, picturesque vacation retreat on the edge of the Wisconsin Dells, home of the politically powerful Kickapoo Gunn Club.

Deputy Pennington is convinced the answer lies back in the wheat field. But the town’s ruling elite closes ranks and turns on him as he zeroes in on the truth. What appears to be a husband-wife murder-suicide soon opens doors into a deadly conspiracy set for election night.

About Steve Thayer

Steve Thayer is the New York Times bestselling author of The Weatherman and Silent Snow, as well as The Wheat Field and Ithaca Falls. He lives in his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

There are hardly ever any murders in Kickapoo Falls, Wisconsin - bucolic vacation retreat in the Wisconsin Dells, and home of the politically powerful Kickapoo Gunn Club. In 1960 however, the naked bodies of a married couple - Michael and Maggie Butler - are found in a wheat field; viciously shot to......more

Goodreads review by Wren

I loved reading this book. I dont usually read murder-mystery books, but the idea that Pliny was in love with a ghost, interested me. Reading about life in Kickapoo Falls, WI., in the 1960s, with the political climate, [ Nixon-Kennedy election} and the beauty of the Wisconsin Dells, was interesting......more

Goodreads review by Donnie

I'd give this a 3 rating. I found the plot interesting to start with--I liked the wheat field circle and the exploration of the reason for the perfect circle. I was disappointed with the ending when suddenly there was an unnecessary link [in my mind] to an assassination plot.......more

Goodreads review by Randy

This was a pretty entertaining book, but risqué story line. I thought the characters were good, but towards the end be it was a little hard to follow and far fetched. I liked the short chapters and this was a quick read. I would give the author another shot.......more