The Devil To Pay (The Bill Travis Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

George Wier (Author)

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Product Description

Why would someone want to kill the curator of the Texas Rangers Museum? And why is Walt Cannon, a thirty-year veteran Ranger the chief suspect? And what could the murder possibly have to do with a very old arson case and satanic worship both north and south of the Texas-Mexico border?

To answer these questions, Bill Travis needs the help of the unlikeliest of all sidekicks, including womanizing insurance agent Perry Reilly and Bill's own adopted daughter, Jessica. Follows is a comedic yet tense plunge into the dark underbelly of a hidden world right under our very noses.

This is the fourth installment of The Bill Travis Mystery series.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 242 KB
• Publisher: Flagstone Books (December 23, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B006PTOEX4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,331 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

I was born in East Texas and spent most of my life there, principally around the Bryan and College Station area. I moved to Austin, Texas, in 2002 and shortly thereafter began writing The Bill Travis Mystery series. I currently live in Austin with my lovely wife, Sallie, and two cats and two dogs.

While my first love is reading and writing, I also play both classical violin and country fiddle. I also draw, paint and take some pretty decent pictures.

Although I began writing in earnest in 1986, I have actually been creatively writing far longer than that.

I have been heavily influenced by the many writers I have come into contact with throughout my life, many of whom are gone now, and by countless more that I have met only through the medium of their books. That's right, I am also a voracious reader, mostly of science fiction, not wanting to be unduly influenced by others in my chosen genre. However, I enjoy books of all kinds. The essential element, as always, is a good story.

I am always happy to talk to a reader and would dearly love to hear your comments. Please visit my website at www.georgewier.com or my series website at www.billtravismysteries.com. There you will find free short stories, anecdotes, and links to other books and writers.

Thanks for reading!

Best,

George Wier

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific thriller, January 26, 2012

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Annie - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Devil To Pay (The Bill Travis Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)

"The Devil to Pay," the fourth installment of the Bill Travis Mystery series, opens with a bang - Phil Burnet, the recently retired curator of the Texas Ranger Museum, is found dead in a creek where he liked to fish. As the author wryly observes: "Phil Burnet was thoroughly dead. Dead did not come much deader."

Perry Reilly, an insurance agent and womanizer, discovers the body, and later teams up with the down-to-earth investment counselor , Bill Travis, to solve the murder. Although dozens of local folks wanted Phil dead, all signs point to Walt Cannon, a veteran Ranger who looks like the Marlboro Man, as the chief suspect. Why? And what does an old arson case have to do with it?

The dialogue is crisp, the characters are colorful and the writing is unsentimental and evocative of the locale. The plot has plenty of harrowing twists that keep you guessing, and when Bill's adopted daughter joins the hunt, the tension between the three investigators is ratcheted up.

The humor never clashes with the dark nature of the murder, and its roots in satanic ritual. The book is at times as funny as it is haunting - and the darkness and mystery keep the plot hurtling forward. As Bill says: "I felt a black door opening."

This hair-raising mystery will keep you glued to your Kindle. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Fourth is better than the previous, February 6, 2012

By 

D. Everetti "author of the "PUNISHING"... (WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Devil To Pay (The Bill Travis Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)

George Wier's "The Devil To Pay" is even better than the previous three if that is possible. In this installment Bill Travis gets a visit by his old friend Walt Cannon of the Texas Rangers that we met in a previous book. Recently retired Phil Burnet has been killed while fishing and Walt tells Bill that he will most likely be the number one suspect. Of course Bill does not believe his friend could murder anyone regardless of how horrible a person is. Bill decides to investigate and brings along his next door business neighbor, insurance salesman Perry and his adopted daughter comes along for the ride.

This book has a lot of twists and turns to be encountered along the way of solving this hair-raising mystery and Bill gives it his all in the name of friendship. Take a ride with Bill and the gang in this exceptional mystery ride...you won't be disappointed. This is an outstanding book for those fans of Bill Travis along with anyone new to the series.