Only Good Yankee

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Summary: Jordy's old girlfriend returns
Review: As much as I hated the title of this book (being from a northern state myself) I really enjoyed reading it. Jordy Poteet, inveterate librarian in the mythical small town of Mirabeau, Texas, returns to solve yet another murder. The book begins with some mysterious explosions, one of which injures Jordy's arm. Shortly after his injury, Jordan is surprised with the appearance of Lorna who was his girlfriend when he lived in Boston. She is presumably in town with a corporation which is attempting to buy some land for an upscale housing development. She is accompanied by her boss who is unceremoniously killed with a length of barbed-wire. Complications arise when environmentalists oppose the development and Lorna tries to seduce her old boyfriend. Jordy is caught in the middle, between Lorna and new girlfriend Candace, and frankly begins to enjoy all the attention. Things get serious when there's another murder and Jordy works to sort things out. There are a sufficient number of "red herrings" to make this an enjoyable mystery and one which is not easy to figure out. As usual, Abbott creates the perfect Texas small-town background for his well-written book.

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Summary: Jordy's old girlfriend returns
Review: As much as I hated the title of this book (being from a northern state myself) I really enjoyed reading it. Jordy Poteet, inveterate librarian in the mythical small town of Mirabeau, Texas, returns to solve yet another murder. The book begins with some mysterious explosions, one of which injures Jordy's arm. Shortly after his injury, Jordan is surprised with the appearance of Lorna who was his girlfriend when he lived in Boston. She is presumably in town with a corporation which is attempting to buy some land for an upscale housing development. She is accompanied by her boss who is unceremoniously killed with a length of barbed-wire. Complications arise when environmentalists oppose the development and Lorna tries to seduce her old boyfriend. Jordy is caught in the middle, between Lorna and new girlfriend Candace, and frankly begins to enjoy all the attention. Things get serious when there's another murder and Jordy works to sort things out. There are a sufficient number of "red herrings" to make this an enjoyable mystery and one which is not easy to figure out. As usual, Abbott creates the perfect Texas small-town background for his well-written book.

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Summary: JEFF ABBOTT IS QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS
Review: I LOVED "THE ONLY GOOD YANKEE". AT IT'S CONCLUSION, I LOOKED AT ABBOTT'S PHOTOGRAPH AND STATED ALOUD "GOOD JOB!".

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Summary: JEFF ABBOTT IS QUICKLY BECOMING ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS
Review: I LOVED "THE ONLY GOOD YANKEE". AT IT'S CONCLUSION, I LOOKED AT ABBOTT'S PHOTOGRAPH AND STATED ALOUD "GOOD JOB!".

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Summary: Another Treat not to miss!
Review: Just hoping that we will have more Jordy Poteet books to enjoy,the man is wonderful!!!!!!!!! But,could he write a bit faster?????????

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Summary: Engrossing and hilarious.
Review: Mr. Abbott could be writing about my hometown. I kept thinking, "I know this person," each time a new character appeared. What a riot

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Summary: Engrossing tale, characterizations outstanding. The best yet
Review: This is Abbott's best mystery yet. His characters are real,and sympathetic. The mystery is engrossing. I loved thisbook, and I'm picky about mysteries.

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Summary: Second in the award-winning Jordan Poteet series
Review: When I'm up North, I fib and tell folks THE ONLY GOOD YANKEE is a baseball book--just so they won't give me a hard time about the title. Actually, it's probably the most "traditional" of my mysteries, with a puzzle of a plot. It also features a romantic triangle from hell, a semi-mad bomber (who considers mailboxes a tempting target), a murder with barbed wire, and potshots at environmentalists AND developers both. If you like your mysteries with all that and a bit of attitude, I hope you'll give THE ONLY GOOD YANKEE a try.