Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery by William Manchee
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- Age Range: Young Adult
- Pub. Date: September 2006
- 381pp
- Sales Rank: 673,172
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 2006
- Publisher: Top Publications, Ltd.
- Format: Paperback, 381pp
- Sales Rank: 673,172
- Age Range: Young Adult
- Series: Stan Turner Series
- ISBN-13: 9781929976362
- ISBN: 1929976364
Synopsis
Stan is called out to Possum Kingdom Lake in central Texas where there's been a tragic Jeep accident. The teenage driver, Steven Caldwell, survives unscathed but his passenger dies. It appears to be just another tragic auto accident until the sheriff discovers Steven and the victim were in love with the same girl. When Steven is charged with murder, he insists the accident wasn't his fault. He claims he was distracted by an alien spacecraft flying overhead. At first Stan thinks his client's story is ridiculous, but as his investigation progresses he discovers his client may be telling the truth.
Biography
About the author
William Manchee grew up in Ventura, California in the 60s. After obtaining his BA from UCLA in 1965 he and his family moved to Texas in 1970 where Manchee attended law school at SMU. He began his legal career in Dallas as a sole practitioner in 1976 and currently practices with his son Jim. A resident of Plano, Texas he and his wife Janet have been married nearly 40 years and raised four children. Inspired by twenty years of true life experiences as an attorney, Manchee discovered his passion for writing in 1995.
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Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mysteryby Anonymous
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March 23, 2007: With Cactus Island William Manchee offers another riveting tale in his ongoing Stan Turner series. The reader is hooked immediately from the Cactus Island first line in this gripping, keenly portrayed story theme. The narrative is told in the first person, chapter by chapter by Stan and law partner Paula Waters. Initially I had a little problem deciding who was talking, but I soon had that figured out and zipped right into the story. Transitions are handled well, I wondered how Manchee could pull plot and sub plot together in a believable manner, and found that Manchee has done it again with wit and adroit writing. As always Manchee?s characters are uncontrived, well portrayed and plausible. I have found with Manchee?s character there is no middle ground, we really like the likeable, and really despise those deserving our aversion. Dialogue flows naturally as the characters work to unravel problems. The plot zenith and outcome are handled with usual Manchee aplomb. I have no problem believing that Stan would have dealt with the situations he faced in Cactus Island precisely as is drafted by author Manchee.
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