So i thought it would be appropriate to find some books with a loon theme. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. For hardtofind copies of earlier books in the loon lake mystery series, please contact the janke bookstore in wausau, wi. The loon lake fishing mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by american author victoria houston. Joe the main character decides to journey in search of wealth and happiness during this dark and impoverished period of history. Here joes fate will play out in this powerful story of ambition, aggression, and identity. It is the great depression of the 1930s, and a passionate young man from paterson, new jersey, leaves home to find his fortune.
Victoria houstons loon lake mysteries are always a selfindulgent treat for me. Whoever thought smalltown retirement could be this dangerous. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. How to find loon lake and the crashed word war ii bomber. Paul osborne finds the remains of what appear to be a woman who had been grisly murdered. Murder, she wrote meets fargo in the northwoods of wisconsin in the nineteenth gripping, atmospheric, and smart t. Dragon dilemma upcoming praise for feeding frenzy coming out march 2018 zombiemeet cake. Reading houstons spare 12th loon lake mystery after 2011s dead deceiver is like listening to a raconteur catching you up on the rural wisconsin community, complete with contextual interjections and regionalisms e. The common knowledge section now includes a series field.
I decided to read a book in victoria houstons loon lake fishing mystery series to fulfill a challenge spot. Victoria houston is the author of the popular loon lake fishing cozy mystery series, which currently includes 16 books, with the latest, dead loudmouth, published in 2016. Beginning at the chinook campground, head over the bridge and follow the secesh river before beginning a series of switchbacks. Loon lake fishing derbyis the first of two books in a series. Dead spider is victoria houstons latest novel in her loon lake mystery series. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The hero of this dazzling novel by american master e. Get hooked on rhinelander, the inspiration for a wisconsin. What i found inside was not what i had expected from the back blurb in a good way. The a loon lake mystery book series by victoria houston includes books dead angler, dead creek, dead water, and several more. She has been featured in the wall street journal and on national public radio.
In her teens and twenties, mystery author victoria houston was the classic hometown girl who couldnt wait to leave her small wisconsin town. Dead spider book by victoria houston official publisher. We talk to victoria about her latest, the 16th in the series, dead loudmouth. The plot of the novel is mostly set on loon lake in the adirondacks during the depression. Loon lake mysteryseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. The loon lake fishing mysteries is a series of thriller and cozy mystery novels written by the famous american author victoria houston. When the bodies of a wealthy chicago industrialist and his wife are discovered in their.
An adventure on lake minnetonka, which was written in 2018. Victoria houston is an american author of mystery novels and nonfiction books. She solves murders along with the help of a retired dentist. The novel is one of the more experimental works of doctorow, incorporating a great variety of different techniques, many of which are used for preventing the reader from an easy understanding of the narration. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it.
See the complete a loon lake mystery series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Lenny the loon would be a series, and hed go to different lakes, casey said. Dead creek is the second in the loon lake fishing mysteries series and reallywho would have thought fishing could be even remotely interesting to read about. She has not only returned to her hometown of rhinelander, but she has based her popular loon lake mystery series in the regions fishing culture. Victoria was born and raised in rhinelander, wisconsin where fishing was a practically a way of life.
Dead angler loon lake mystery book 1 kindle edition by. In a rare comic moment, joe puts his name below leopold of belgiums in the posh guest book. Illustrator dean griffiths overactive imagination has led to the wildest cast of characters to inhabit any town. Dead deceiver, dead tease, dead insider, dead lil hustler, dead rapunzel, dead loudmouth, dead spider and dead. Loon lake fishing derby by dean griffiths 1999, picture book. Quirky syntax and telling detail mark the work of one of our greatest recent authors. Loon lake fishing mystery has 14 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A biographical sketch she is the author of the loon lake mystery series dead angler, dead creek, dead water, dead frenzy, dead hot mama, dead jitterbug, dead boogie, dead madonna, dead hot shot, dead renegade. The mysteries are set in the northwoods of wisconsin against a background of fly fishing as well as fishing for muskie, bass, bluegill and walleyes.
For more information on the crew, the crash and the rescue check out this free book written by richard h holm jr. An adventure on lake minnetonka, was released in early november 2018. Book two in the loon lake series from cool april rains in minnesota to the warm fall harvest in napa valley, summer of dragonfly changes will take you on a journey of friendship, family and love. The loon lake fishing mystery series in order victoria houston. One of three doctorow books set in the depression loon lake follows a streetwise young man through life changing adventures. Loon lake fishing mystery series book 1 victoria houston author 2011 dead creek loon lake fishing mystery series book 2 victoria houston author 2011. The loon lake series book 1 summer of firefly memoriesbook 1 summer of firefly memories book 2 summer of dragonfly changes theme by out the boxout the box. She is the author of the loon lake series, a series of murder mysteries. On a lovely sunday afternoon in late june, the annual loon lake youth fishing tournament is coming to a. Doctorow is set in the north eastern part of the u. Ive been writing two books simultaneouslythe third in the loon lake series and the story of dana and kathy in napa valley. The stabbing murder of jen williams, a young woman of easy virtue who just had an afternoon tryst. Listen to the complete loon lake mystery book series.
The annual youth fishing tournament is the setting for a murder, a drug sting, a kidnapping, and a robbery. As of her latest book, dead spider, published last year, the total body count is likely north of 50 within a 20mile radius of loon lake, a fictional northwoods town of 3,500, just a short drive. These are the best of victoria houston novels dead angler 2000 and dead water 2001. Isbn 0425180034 paperback, 288pp june 2001 berkeley prime crime book. The novel was titled dead anger and introduced the main characters of the series, lew ferris and doctor paul osborne. A loon lake mystery books by victoria houston from simon. Loon lake fishing mystery has 14 entries in the series. Download the loon lake mystery audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
Our youngest chose a hawk, but thats another story. In the next installment to the loon lake mystery series, lewellyn ferris and doc osborne must solve a murder that shatters the picturesque wisconsin lake town community at the height of summer. On a lovely sunday afternoon in late june, the annual loon lake youth fishing tournament is coming to a close. This is the newest and eighth in the series, and i have read all of them. The small town boasts some tourists who regularly visit to. Bad filmmaking is the real horror of loon lake loon lake constantly shoots itself in the foot with clumsy dialogue. A loon lake mystery series by victoria houston goodreads. The underlying theme of the loon lake series so far seems to be threats to the idyll, expressed in big city ambition versus small town kindness, materialism versus naturalism, and thin personality versus depth of character. For samantha mcgreggor and her two sisters, they lost their parents, twenty years ago. In joan gables summer of firefly memories, the first installment in the loon lake womans fiction romance series, she told us a beautiful tale about family and second chances in love. Victoria houstons loon lake fishing mystery books in order. When the bodies of a wealthy chicago industrialist and his wife are. The series is currently ongoing, with a new novel being published most years.
She is the author of the loon lake fishing mysteries series. She has also written or coauthored over seven nonfiction books. Houstons neatly crafted 17th loon lake mystery after 2016s dead loudmouth offers plenty of midwestern charm. And in 1936 wandering joe arrives at loon lake too. Get the audible audio editions of the loon lake mystery series from the. Our guest is victoria houston, author of the wisconsinbased loon lake mystery series. A latesummer night finds him alone and shivering beside a railroad track in the adirondack mountains when a private railcar passes. Jefferson parker, new york times bestselling author installment of the loon lake series. Victoria houstons love for her wisconsin settingand her wonderful charactersis evident on every page of her fine series. On the last day of the loon lake youth fishing tournament, someone sidles up to sporting goods mogul chuck pfeiffer, whose company launched. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. When not writing, victoria loves fishing around northern wisconsin. Mound natives 1st book is a colorful tribute to lake minnetonka.
There is a total of 15 novels in the series published between the years 200 and 2015. The first novel of the loon lake fishing mysteries was published by the berkley publishing house in the year 2000. His brilliant watercolor images also enhance the patchwork houseand the lighthouse dog. In the next installment of the loon lake mystery series, lewellyn ferris and doc osborne must solve a murder that shatters the picturesque wisconsin lake town community at the height of summer. Despite my ocdish tendencies, i went ahead and started dead boogie. The complete series list for a loon lake fishing mystery victoria houston. Doctorow is joe, a young man on the run in the depths of the great depression. Loon lake is a great getaway, even if it does keep me up at nights. Loon lake mystery audiobooks listen to the full series. Aug 06, 2016 loon lake supernaturals series prequel. Dead angler is the first novel in a loon lake mystery published in 2000.
The author also wrote six nonfiction selfhelp books. Latest book in loon lake series wisconsin public radio. The series is set in loon lake, wisconsin a fictional town populated by more than its fair share of eccentrics. A loon lake mystery books by victoria houston learn about the a loon lake mystery books. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Imagine a second chance at something you really care about and taking that chance because you have to. What he finds, on a cold and lonely night in the adirondack mountains, is a vision of life so different from his own that it c. Mound native writes second book in lenny the loon series. For example, louis has a creepy nightmare and hears something outside and the tension is immediately evaporated when he puts his fists up to the darkness proclaiming, i got tito and pepe right here.
In fact, her loon lake mystery, a series which is entirely against background fishing is set there as well. Victoria houston started her loon lake fishing mysteries series in 2000 with the novel dead angler. Our oldest chose a loon that will make an authentically eerie loon call when squeezed. Her returning characters, doc, ray, and lewellyn are the charming locals. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Loon lake police chief lew ferris and doc osborne more.
Retired dentist paul osborne hasnt fly fished since his wife died. The lead character is police chieffly fisherman lew ferris. Joe will follow the track to the mysterious estate at loon lake, where he finds the girl along with a tycoon, an aviatrix, a drunken poet, and a covey of gangsters. Doctor paul osborne works as a dentist in the local town of loon lake in wisconsin. On a lovely sunday afternoon in late june, the annual lo. She is also the proud writer of loon lake series which is a novel series based on murder mysteries in wisconsin. Order of loon lake fishing mysteries books book series.
They had dealt with the loss in their own way and havent seen each other since. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Dead madonna a loon lake mysteryby victoria houston bleak house books isbn9781932557398 this time dead madonna is being published in both hardback and trade paper back. Author victoria is still working on the series and is about to add a few more novels to this ongoing series in the coming days.