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Cold Skies: A DreadfulWater Mystery

Cold Skies: A DreadfulWater Mystery

byThomas King
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LDA
5.0 out of 5 starsWell-written: interesting characters to follow in this series
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 12, 2022
Thumps DreadfulWater, along with his cronies, has drawn me into to reading the whole series. It is fun to read. King makes some quiet but well-placed remarks about stereotypical thinking when he creates his central character as down-to-earth and yet highly educated on world-wide and historical topics which he just tosses off as appropriate commentary from time to time in discussion with his buddies. The dialogue in these books is occasionally hilarious. The characters are credible as the mysteries they try to solve unfold within their daily lives in rural Chinook, Montana. I hope Mr. King continues to write more in this series.
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3.0 out of 5 starsbut a fun read overall
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 19, 2018
Light-hearted, enjoyable. Cute, comical banter between the characters. It's Dog River meets Raymond Chandler. Difficult to rate higher than three, given how convoluted and contrived the story is, but a fun read overall.
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LDA
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written: interesting characters to follow in this series
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 12, 2022
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Thumps DreadfulWater, along with his cronies, has drawn me into to reading the whole series. It is fun to read. King makes some quiet but well-placed remarks about stereotypical thinking when he creates his central character as down-to-earth and yet highly educated on world-wide and historical topics which he just tosses off as appropriate commentary from time to time in discussion with his buddies. The dialogue in these books is occasionally hilarious. The characters are credible as the mysteries they try to solve unfold within their daily lives in rural Chinook, Montana. I hope Mr. King continues to write more in this series.
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Juhli Farrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 4, 2022
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The story took me out of the drama of life and politics and made we laugh at us humans King weaves a good story.
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Mary-Jane Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Although there are recurring characters the books do not have to be read in order.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 11, 2021
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Both my husband and I enjoy the Dreadfulwater Mysteries. King has an easy style of writing and it is easy to get into the story right at the start. I love the way he “does” conversation.
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akagypsy
5.0 out of 5 stars Third in the series - nailed it.
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 13, 2020
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Thomas King’s “Thumps Dreadfulwater” series moves up three notches of intensity for part 3. The wit, playfulness, story and characters are superb. Having grown up in a small town myself, it’s more the things you don’t know about people which always catches one by surprise. A tight pace together in combination with the author’s other merits, moves this into the 5 star category .
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Patrick E. Foster
5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific mystery
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 1, 2020
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King has a wonderful ear for dialogue and the best characters. If you miss Robert B. Parker, this book is for you.
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Kirsteen McLean
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Thomas King's Novels
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 29, 2019
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A friend and I purchased the 4 Dreadful Water books - 2 each and we're currently reading and swapping! His writing is always entertaining and I love his sly humour.
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DDD
5.0 out of 5 stars This whole series is a great read
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 9, 2020
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Enjoyable read only problem one finds them selves to quickly at the last page and wishing for more
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Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars A nice read
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 16, 2019
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An accomplished Canadian writer does a nice job with this mystery. Likeable characters, good plot.
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E. Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Dreadfulwater is great
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 29, 2019
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I love the indigenous background
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Avid Reader
3.0 out of 5 stars but a fun read overall
Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 19, 2018
Light-hearted, enjoyable. Cute, comical banter between the characters. It's Dog River meets Raymond Chandler. Difficult to rate higher than three, given how convoluted and contrived the story is, but a fun read overall.
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