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The Thursday Turkey Murders

By: Craig Rice
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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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 turkey day nears, it could very well be their heads on the chopping block.

©1943 Craig Rice (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Traditional Detectives Crime Suspense
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The adventures of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak are just as entertaining, just as madcap, as the adventures of John J Malone and his friends Jake and Helene Justus. The only difference is a distinct absence of alcohol. Probably because Bingo and Handsome can’t afford it.

An advantage to these tales is that you meet a wider range of characters. A village idiot who can spell perfectly (he won state competitions in school) but can’t read. A sheriff who wishes (perpetually) that he never left the feed and seed business. A farm girl lovely enough for Hollywood…only she can’t act or sing.

And, as with all Craig Rice’s output, Johnny Heller is the perfect choice for this one. Only problem is, this is the last Riggs/Kusak tale Rice finished.

Vintage Rice, Without the Chasers

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The narrator is the absolute best! The stories are funny and characters are charming and witty. I have enjoyed the two in this series so far and plan to keep listening to the books from this author.

Fun mystery

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The reader did a wonderful job. Great story that comes full circle and wraps up nicely. Love Craig Rice.

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