Charlie's Web

by L.L. Thrasher

Book Overview

Charlie's back Lizbet Lange, who'd forgotten all about him, is abruptly reminded of their past escapade with Charlie's bones when Charlie appears in Lizbet's bedroom at a most inappropriate moment -- Lizbet and Jonathan, Charlie's son, are at that moment, uh, otherwise engaged.Charlie, completely unaffected by the scene he interrupted, explains that he's returned for Lizbet's help in exposing little Rachel Wright's killer back in 1973. Abducted on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885173660
• ISBN13: 9781885173669
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Write Way Publishing
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

A CLASSIC COMEDY AND MYSTERY

CHARLIE'S WEB is the second outing of Lizbet Lange and Charlie; the first was CHARLIE'S BONES. I have had the good fortune to review both books and they are real winners. Lizbet got involved with Charlie Bilbo (a ghost) when in CHARLIE'S BONES, his body was unearthed while work men were digging a swimming pool in Lizbet's back yard. She then helped Charlie solve his murder, which happened in 1969. Afterwards Charlie went away and Lizbet had not heard from him till now, and he needs help again to solve the murder of 10 year-old Rachel Wright who disappeared on Halloween night in 1973 from Oak Valley, California. Lizbet is now involved with Charlie's son, Jonathan, who was just a toddler when Charlie died. Jonathan is a police officer just like his father was; Jonathan has no idea that Lizbet has contact with Charlie. If he did, he would not believe it any way. Lizbet and Charlie are able to communicate through thoughts, but at times Lizbet will forget and she will talk out loud. It gets her into trouble; people look at her as if she is losing her mind. Lizbet is a wonderfully real protagonist, who has down to earth values. She cares a lot about people, even though she inherited millions of dollars and lives in a mansion. Charlie is like a child; he will talk to Lizbet at the most inconvenient times. She can be in a conversation with some one, and Charlie will start yelling in her head to "do this" or "ask this question" or tell her "let's go now," which makes it very hard to concentrate on the topic at hand. CHARLIE'S WEB is a fast and sometimes capricious read, filled with classic lines of comedy. I was so enthralled with this book that I was able to read it on a slow Saturday. It's a really grand book to read. L.L. Thrasher, you have done it again; hurry up with the next installment of Lizbet and Charlie. Readers can expect a surprise ending.

What Fun!

The only thing I don't like about L.L. Thrasher's Charlie series is that a small house publishes it and the masses don't know about it. Ms. Thrasher has a delightful series going here. Her characters are very fun and interesting. The author has a wonderful sense of humor that she shows through her characters. Her main character Lizbet Lange is a great protagonist and with Charlie Bilbo as her sidekick, Lizbet gets into a lot of trouble. This series reminds me of a farcical play, very slapstick with lots of asides. Ms. Thrasher has also developed Lizbet parents very well, even though they have passed on to that great Woodstock in the sky. Lady and Duke are people who I would love to know. This being the second installment in this series, I would recommend you read Charlie's Bones first. Although, the author does a very nice job of reminding the reader what happened in the first book. Charlie's Web is a fun read and shouldn't be missed. In Charlie's Web, Charlie again enlists Lizbet help to solve another murder. Ms. Thrasher does a very good job with giving the reader red herrings. I didn't figure out the murderer till the end. Although, this is another one of those stories that it is not so much who killed whom, but how you get there. Ms. Thrasher makes the trip a whole lot of fun. So get to it and add this book to your reading list.