The Texas Radeo Murders

By George Wilhite

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571687793
• ISBN13: 9781571687791
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Eakin Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Hitting The Circuit in "The Texas Rodeo Murder"

For English Department Professor Ira Carter, it begins with a phone call from his old friend Jake, publisher and owner of the Texas Rodeo Magazine that is disconnected seconds after Ira hears something that sounds like trouble. Concerned, Ira goes off and finds his friend near death from a shotgun blast to the stomach. He survives just long enough to get to the hospital and tell Ira to find J. D. J. D. was John Davis who had ridden in the rodeo circuit years before along with Ira and a few other good friends. Ira had eventually cut back to just taking pictures at the rodeos and occasionally doing clown performances as his regular job became teaching English at the rural campus of Hill County College. Around the same time, J. D. had crashed his truck into a lake in western Oklahoma and though his body was never found, was presumed dead. His family, a wife and two boys, had moved back to live with her family on a reservation in New Mexico. With Jake dying plea in his ears to find J. D. and an address in New Mexico in hand, Ira begins to hunt for J. D. The trail will cross into New Mexico before returning to the rodeo circuit in Central Texas. Along the way the 34-year-old Ira will have to deal with the fact that others with dark intent are looking for J. D., that clowning at the rodeos isn't as easy as it used to be, and that the sport he loves is changing and not necessarily for the better. All that and the fact that romance can be more difficult than any bull in the ring. George Wilhite uses his thirteen years of bare back riding, eight years of bull riding, and numerous other years experience in and around rodeos, to create an enjoyable and heavily atmospheric read. By the time he is through, the world of the rodeo comes alive for the reader in every sense. Along the way he also delivers a good mystery, a few twists and turns, some romance, and characters to care about. The result is a good read, guaranteed to entertain, and a great introduction to a sport that one does not hear nearly enough about. This is good stuff and well worth the read. Kevin R. Tipple (c)2005

Quit clowning around, we're talking MURDER!

This book is one of those treats that will please a mystery or western fan. A fun read that offers something different in setting and plotting. Ira Carter is an English teacher who overhears a murder by telephone. The victim is a long-time friend and former rodeo rider. Ira rushes to help the victim who tells him to 'find him'. Him-who? That is the riddle Ira sets out to solve and, at the same time, catch a killer. Set against clown work at rodeos with plenty of background excitement and action, The Texas Rodeo Murder will keep you reading to see what happens next. Happenings and new characters met along the way make this a pleasant way to spend reading time. Talented author George Wilhite opens a door to the mysteries of rodeoing and the dangers that make it an exciting life for both the participants and those in the stands. Then he adds a danger not usually found there which adds to the flavor and tension of the story. I enjoyed the reading of it and think you will too. -Anne K. Edwards