Mad Season

by Nancy Means Wright

Book Overview

Even without the mud, Ruth Willmarth has got her hands full. Her husband recently defected to New York City with another woman and left Ruth to manage the farm and the family. Then spring in this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312148194
• ISBN13: 9780312148195
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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This is the first in the Ruth Willmarth series of mysteries, and it will make you want to read the rest. Nancy Means Wright is exceptionally good at capturing the spirit, dialect and values of rural Vermont. She loves her state but does not paint it out to be all idyllic, as do many other writers. This novel starts out with the shocking murder of an older woman and a dog and goes on to develop her personable characters that will reappear in the subsequent mysteries. Left by her husband to care for a dairy farm and two children, Willmarth is a gutsy, intuitive protagonist. This is a must read for those who love Vermont and for those who admire strong women protagonists.