Home Again, Home Again (E. J. Pugh Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Rogers Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997 | Series: E. J. Pugh Mysteries

What Happened to Willis?

E. J. and Willis Pugh aren't one of the more ordinary married couples in Black Cat Ridge, Texas. E. J. writes romance novels, Willis washes the dishes. Willis works on the cars, E. J. solves local homicides. But the latest murderous mystery strikes much too close to home when Willis himself vanishes.

E. J. isn't sure if her couch potato hubby's disappearance is some kind of mid-life crisis romp or something far, far worse. But she won't rest until she knows for certain the fate of her missing spouse-following Willis's tracks to a corpse, a lovelorn redneck turkey trucker...and a nasty mess of family secrets that could turn very deadly indeed.WHAT HAPPENED TO WILLIS?E. J. and Willis Pugh aren't one of the more ordinary married couples in Black Cat Ridge, Texas. E. J. writes romance novels, Willis washes the dishes. Willis works on the cars, E. J. solves local homicides. But the latest murderous mystery strikes much too close to home when Willis himself vanishes.E. J. isn't sure if her couch potato hubby's disappearance is some kind of mid-life crisis romp or something far, far worse. But she won't rest until she knows for certain the fate of her missing spouse-following Willis's tracks to a corpse, a lovelorn redneck turkey trucker...and a nasty mess of family secrets that could turn very deadly indeed.

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"Even a bright sunny day feels menacing in the hands of this pro." -- --Margaret Maron, author of Up Jumps the Devil

"One Of Today's Finest Mystery Writers" -- --Carolyn G. Hart

About the Author

Susan Rogers Cooper is the Edgar Award-nominated author of fourteen books in three mystery series. She's half-fifth generation Texan and half-Yankee, although the Texas half seems to be winning. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, daughter, and assorted animals.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380781565
• ISBN-13: 978-0380781560
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enchanted Rock is best part of story, July 4, 1998

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cregis (Star, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Again, Home Again (E. J. Pugh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

The first half of this book was not half bad for its description of family life and mid-life crisis of the husband. E.J.'s, the wife, reaction to her missing husband, is pretty well written and seems true to life. The author loses me completely in Willis'story about his disappearance. When he has the chance to escape and doesn't; I completely lost interest. I detested the character of Rogene so much, it would have been alright with me for anything to have happened to her. Why Willis would want to help Tater and Rogene is completely baffling. And Tater is as much a criminal as the other bad guys in this book. E.J.'s cop friend Luna is also apparently stupid. She doesn't call for back-up when she goes to the turkey farm-truck stop. However, I gave this book a 3 because I did finish it and the story of the rock made up for the stupidity of the story. This rock sounds like a really interesting place to visit!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Was I Supposed to Root for Willis?, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Again, Home Again (E. J. Pugh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I agree with the reader from Star, except that I didn't find the rock as interesting as they did. The first section of the book, told from E.J.'s point of view, held my interest. However, it didn't feel like a mystery -- there was more ruminating and grieving than detecting. The second part of the story is told from the viewpoint of E.J.'s husband, Willis, who has been kidnapped. Willis has a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome, as he inexplicably helps and sympathizes with his kidnapper. The same kidnapper who threatens to murder him and refuses to let him tell his wife he's alive. Willis lets numerous opportunities to seek help pass him by. When he does make attempts to escape/call home, they're usually at the dumbest possible times! Willis' level of fixation on a rock comes across as more than a mid-life crisis; he seems a tad demented. For much of the book he is also so resentful of and inconsiderate toward his wife and children, that I found it hard to root for him. The solution to the murder mystery seems to arrive just because the book is nearing its end.

This book isn't *hideous*, it's just sort of silly and pointless. Overall I thought it was insufficiently entertaining. It is, however, a quick read and the first third or so is fairly engrossing. I do tend to read less "cozy" mysteries, so perhaps I'm being somewhat harsher than a cozy fan would be.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good., December 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Home Again, Home Again (E. J. Pugh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I did not consider this one to be as good as her first two. The first two I enjoyed very much! I could not put them down. Home Again, Home Again was good, but the switching back and forth between Willis' story and EJ's story put me off a little, especially since they were both written in the first person. It got to be confusing at times. Other than that, I would highly recommend the EJ Pugh series and I am eagerly waiting for her next book due out early next year.