This is a specially priced box set of two novels in the Blanco County mystery series by Ben Rehder. Included are Buck Fever (first book in the series) and Bone Dry (second book in the series). Buck Fever: It's the week before deer hunting season, as close to a statewide holiday as you get in Texas, and the locals are getting restless. Game Warden John Marlin has his hands full with poaching complaints coming in faster than he can write out-of-season tickets. Then a call of a different sort comes in. A man dressed up in some sort of deer costume has been shot at the Circle S ranch, and witnesses are reporting a massive wild-eyed buck prancing about the pasture in a lovesick frenzy. Marlin's seen a lot in his years, but this is wilder than he could have imagined: the man in the deer suit is a good friend, and the whacked-out whitetail isn't exactly a stranger either. It's the beginning of a mad, frantic weekend in Blanco County, one that will see a few more men shot, an invasion by Colombians with more than hunting on their minds, and damn near the end of Marlin's life. Ben Rehder serves it all up with a huge helping of humor in this debut comic mystery that will firmly establish him as the funniest crime writer in Texas. Bone Dry: Life can get a little wild from time to time for John Marlin, the game warden in Blanco County, Texas -- but few incidents compare to the stories flying around town at the start of this new deer season. Hunters are reporting an incredible sight: a six-foot-tall, drop-dead gorgeous blonde is roaming the woods, searching out camouflage-clad men with guns and disarming them with powers of seduction the likes of which none of them have ever come across before. Everyone has a hearty laugh at the expense of a few embarrassed hunters, until one of their own turns up dead in the woods. Now Marlin has a real mystery to deal with. Meanwhile, rumors are spreading about a new Blanco resident, an ex-New Yorker named Sal Mameli who's ruffling feathers with his loud mouth and his penchant for getting his own way, no matter what the cost. Before long, John Marlin realizes he may be the only sane man in town, and he's starting to wonder if he can last much longer himself. It's just the start of another unforgettable hunting season in Bone Dry, the hilarious second novel from Edgar finalist Ben Rehder. REVIEWS FOR BEN REHDER'S NOVELS: "Murderously funny." -- Chicago Tribune "Another of Rehder's relentlessly twisted tales. Outrageous fun." -- Kirkus Reviews "Wickedly funny." -- Dallas Morning News "The odd cast of characters and bizarre plots and subplots make for a rollicking good read." -- Houston Chronicle "Rehder has made the leap from writing skillful comic pleasantries to pulverizing satire." -- Austin American-Statesman "Rehder writes with an assured hand and a knowing tip of the wide-brimmed cowboy hat to the ways and wiles of the characters that people his distinctly Texan landscape." -- San Antonio Express-News "[An] increasingly popular (and increasingly enjoyable) series. With this novel, the Marlin series has completed the transition from light mystery to no-holds-barred madcap comedy crime fiction (à la Westlake or Hiaasen)." -- Booklist "Rehder continues to improve with each book. [His] series will appeal to fans of Southwestern mysteries laced with a bit of humor." -- Library Journal "This series about Blanco County, Texas, game warden John Marlin keeps getting odder and funnier... But one thing's for sure: Rehder has jumped to a new level... just might grab a chunk of the outsize Hiaasen crowd." -- Booklist "Down-home humor that is both intriguing and entertaining." -- Dallas Morning News "Rollicking good fun." -- San Antonio Express-News "Rehder's clever storytelling skills, his expert comic timing and flair for characters have made this series shine. Rehder doesn't just write niche mysteries, he's proving to be one of the genre's rising talents with his twist

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