Charlie's Web: A Mystery [Hardcover]

L. L. Thrasher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

Charlie came out of Lizbet Lange's swimming pool excavation the last time he visited. This time he pops out in her bedroom ... his timing could have been better, as far as Lizbet is concerned, as she was presently otherwise engaged with Charlie's own son. And Charlie's request this time? Help him find the true story of a tiny, ten-year-old girl, believed kidnapped on Halloween back in the 70s. Unable to resist the blue-eyed, blond-haired god/ghost, Lizbet plunges into the hunt in her own inimitable and scatalogical way, revealing a good deal more than the little girl's ghost on the way.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I could not guess whodunit until the author was ready to tell me. That is a good sign it was a good mystery ..." -- Brenda Weeks, Myshelf Books

"It is extremely rare to find a well-written supernatural romantic mystery, but Thrasher has the ability ...." -- Harriet Klausner, Reviewer, The Midwest Book Review, August 2000

"The Second Charlie mystery is an enjoyable romp into a tangle of intrigue." -- Linda Joy Singleton, author of the Regeneration series for your adults, for Cozies, Capers & Crime -- A Newsletter for Booklovers, October 2000

"The mystery is adroit, but the oddball love-hate relationship between the two detectives is what holds your interest." -- Vince Kohler,

"The novel is light, humorous, occasionally laugh-out-loug funny, and always enjoyable." -- M. Terry, ForeWord Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 8, August 2000

"This is an imaginative, well written mystery and will delight readers of all genres, especially those who are looking for a charming, slightly zany, fun read." -- Yvonne Roberts, review on Romance

About the Author

L.L. Thrasher's first novel was the critically-acclaimed Zachariah Smith mystery, Cat's-Paw, Inc. A sequel to Cat's-Paw is under contract. Charlie's Web is the sequel to her 1999 Spotted Owl award winning book, Charlie's Bones. She lives in Oregon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 225 pages
• Publisher: Write Way Publishing (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885173660
• ISBN-13: 978-1885173669
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,604,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC COMEDY AND MYSTERY, January 1, 2001

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Pamela Stone - See all my reviews

This review is from: Charlie's Web: A Mystery (Hardcover)

CHARLIE'S WEB is the second outing of Lizbet Lange and Charlie; the first was CHARLIE'S BONES. I have had the good fortune to review both books and they are real winners.

Lizbet got involved with Charlie Bilbo (a ghost) when in CHARLIE'S BONES, his body was unearthed while work men were digging a swimming pool in Lizbet's back yard. She then helped Charlie solve his murder, which happened in 1969. Afterwards Charlie went away and Lizbet had not heard from him till now, and he needs help again to solve the murder of 10 year-old Rachel Wright who disappeared on Halloween night in 1973 from Oak Valley, California.

Lizbet is now involved with Charlie's son, Jonathan, who was just a toddler when Charlie died. Jonathan is a police officer just like his father was; Jonathan has no idea that Lizbet has contact with Charlie. If he did, he would not believe it any way.

Lizbet and Charlie are able to communicate through thoughts, but at times Lizbet will forget and she will talk out loud. It gets her into trouble; people look at her as if she is losing her mind. Lizbet is a wonderfully real protagonist, who has down to earth values. She cares a lot about people, even though she inherited millions of dollars and lives in a mansion. Charlie is like a child; he will talk to Lizbet at the most inconvenient times. She can be in a conversation with some one, and Charlie will start yelling in her head to "do this" or "ask this question" or tell her "let's go now," which makes it very hard to concentrate on the topic at hand.

CHARLIE'S WEB is a fast and sometimes capricious read, filled with classic lines of comedy. I was so enthralled with this book that I was able to read it on a slow Saturday. It's a really grand book to read. L.L. Thrasher, you have done it again; hurry up with the next installment of Lizbet and Charlie. Readers can expect a surprise ending.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What Fun!, November 8, 2000

By 

Michael Butts "as i see it" (Martinsburg, WV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie's Web: A Mystery (Hardcover)

The only thing I don't like about L.L. Thrasher's Charlie series is that a small house publishes it and the masses don't know about it. Ms. Thrasher has a delightful series going here. Her characters are very fun and interesting. The author has a wonderful sense of humor that she shows through her characters. Her main character Lizbet Lange is a great protagonist and with Charlie Bilbo as her sidekick, Lizbet gets into a lot of trouble. This series reminds me of a farcical play, very slapstick with lots of asides. Ms. Thrasher has also developed Lizbet parents very well, even though they have passed on to that great Woodstock in the sky. Lady and Duke are people who I would love to know. This being the second installment in this series, I would recommend you read Charlie's Bones first. Although, the author does a very nice job of reminding the reader what happened in the first book. Charlie's Web is a fun read and shouldn't be missed. In Charlie's Web, Charlie again enlists Lizbet help to solve another murder. Ms. Thrasher does a very good job with giving the reader red herrings. I didn't figure out the murderer till the end. Although, this is another one of those stories that it is not so much who killed whom, but how you get there. Ms. Thrasher makes the trip a whole lot of fun. So get to it and add this book to your reading list.