The Sky Took Him (Library (Alafair Tucker Mysteries) [Audio Cassette]

Casey (Author), Donis (Author), To be announced (Narrator) (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Alafair Tucker Mysteries | Publication Date: January 5, 2009

Alafair Tucker was heading to Oklahoma in the fall of 1915 when her nieces husband disappears. Everyone suspects that a ruthless businessman in town did him in, but Alafair suspects things are not so simple.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

Unlikely sleuth Alafair Tucker packs up two of her ten children and leaves her husband to manage the farm alone while she visits a dying brother-in-law. But Lester isn't the only one soon to meet his Maker, and it's up to Alafair to set everything right for her sister and niece. Pam Ward shines in her depiction of the ailing Lester and of Alafair's youngest daughter, Grace, a 2-year-old with uncanny verbal and perceptual skills. Solid Oklahoma accents are reflected in many of the characters' voices, along with an Asian portrayal. Ward's voicing of Irish antagonist Buck Collins is inconsistent, with the accent kicking in a bit late in each speech. Still, she captivates the listener from the book's benign opening to its surprising conclusion. J.J.B. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.; Unabridged edition (January 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143326000X
• ISBN-13: 978-1433260001
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

More About the Author

Donis Casey is the author of five Alafair Tucker Mysteries, The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, Hornswoggled, The Drop Edge of Yonder, The Sky Took Him, and Crying Blood (Feb. 2011). She has twice won the Arizona Book Award for her series, and been a finalist for the Willa Award and the Oklahoma Book Award. Her first novel, The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, was named an Oklahoma Centennial Book.

While researching her own genealogy, she discovered so many ripping tales of settlers, soldiers, cowboys and Indians, murder, dastardly deeds, and general mayhem that she said to herself, "Donis, you have enough material here for ten books." The resulting historical mystery series, set in Oklahoma in the booming 1910s, features the sleuthing mother of ten children.

Donis is a former teacher, academic librarian, and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Tulse, Oklahoma, and now lives in Tempe, AZ, with her husband, poet Donald Koozer.