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Title details for Broken Heartland by J. M. Hayes - Available

Broken Heartland

A Mad Dog & Englishman Mystery

#4 in series

by J. M. Hayes
Lloyd James
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Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas turns frantic on election day. The radical religious right is out to unseat Sheriff English, better known as Englishman, after his deputy accidentally rammed into a school bus carrying the Benteen County teen choir.

Englishman’s brother, Mad Dog, a born-again Cheyenne, rushes back from a quest in the Black Hills with a premonition that the sheriff is in serious danger. The sheriff’s daughters, too, wake with similar fears and cut their college classes to hurry home.

Then, a student smuggles a gun into the school and begins shooting and taking hostages. And Englishman still needs to clear up one little thing about his deputy’s accident: Benteen County doesn’t have a teen choir.

It’s enough to make a sheriff wonder why he wants to serve another term.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Mad Dog and Englishman

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 1, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481566421
      • File size: 236015 KB
      • Duration: 08:11:41

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Set in sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, this action-packed mystery, part of a series, features Sheriff English, better known as "Englishman." Lloyd James dramatically changes tone and accents for the variety of characters--from teenage boys whose voices are changing to born-again Christians full of religious fervor. Englishman's Cheyenne brother, Mad Dog, and his daughters, the two Heathers, all become involved in the investigation of how and why his deputy crashed into a school bus full of teens in the early morning hours. James's pacing is excellent. He quickly adjusts to the tense hostage situation, low-key humor, and depictions of small-town life. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 13, 2007
      This engaging but flawed election-time read, the fourth mystery (after 2004’s Plains Crazy
      ) to feature Sheriff English of Benteen County, Kans., examines the nexus of politics and religion. English, up for re-election, faces stiff competition from a born-again Christian who tells voters they should oust the sheriff because his daughters have had abortions. When a deputy crashes into a school bus full of teens on a choir outing, the bus driver vanishes. Before English can figure out what happened to the driver, he must contend with a school shooting. The frequent shifts of point-of-view at times disrupt the narrative flow, while having both of the sheriff’s daughters named Heather is confusing. Still, the novel’s focus on hot-button political issues will help hold readers’ attention, and a setup for a sequel that gives the more intriguing Heather a central role may entice them to come back.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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