THE COVEY JENCKS MYSTERIES:
LOVE AND MURDER DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
by
Shelton L. Williams
Narrated by: Stephen E. Lookadoo Jr.
Mystery / Amateur Sleuths / West Texas
Listening Length: 17hrs, 44 minutes
Publication Date: July 27, 2022
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Shelton Williams's book The Covey Jencks Mysteries: Love and Murder Deep in the Heart of Texas is more than a collection of mysterious tales of murder and investigation. By bringing to life these characters, the author has highlighted the global issues of racism, drug abuse, political extremism, and women trafficking.
In the midst of it all is our protagonist, hell-bent on finding out what secrets he may find out if he stepped into the dark shadow of Odessa.
This omnibus edition of the Covey Jencks Mysteries includes newly edited versions of Covey Jencks, Covey and JayJay Get Educated, and The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts. It also includes a new preface from the author and foreword by Charles E. Morrison.
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HALL WAYS REVIEW: AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Revisiting the Covey Jencks world & reading these books
with my ears was a blast. And the timing was perfect as I was listening while driving right across West Texas, putting me solidly in the setting of the books (especially book three as I watched pumpjack after pumpjack pass by and smelled that smell -- of money, my daddy used to say).
With a new narrator, Stephen Lookadoo, great new features, and
all three stories, back-to-back for perfect binge-reading, it was even more fun
than the first times around. (My reviews: Covey Jencks, Covey and JayJay Get Educated, The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts)
I have established that I really like these stories
since I’ve: 1) read all three books with my eyes; 2) listened to all three
books as stand-alones, and 3) now, listened to the eighteen hours of the
omnibus edition. And yet, I still picked up on new nuances, chuckled again at
the humor, and thanks to a faulty memory, was anxiously awaiting the
resolutions to the pickles in which Covey and JayJay managed to land.
“Texans I have found to be interesting folks in state or out.
We just can’t help it.”
The updated preface from the author is enjoyable, as is the
very informative brand-new Foreword, which is as long as some of the chapters
of the book but a fascinating addition. Part ode to the author, part ode to
Odessa and West, by God, Texas, MUCH an ode to the characters of Shelly
Williams’s characters.
I intend to get the print version of this book because that’s
how I roll, and because I imagine I’ll revisit the stories again and the
omnibus edition with the best cover of all will be the way to do it. But I’m happy
I read it with my ears because it will be Stephen Lookadoo’s version of Covey that
I’ll hear in my head. Again, PERFECT.
Shelton L. Williams (Shelly) is founder and president of the Osgood Center for International Studies in Washington, DC. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and he taught for nearly 40 years at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He has served in the US Government on 4 occasions, and he has written books and articles on nuclear proliferation. In 2004 he began a new career of writing books on crime and society. Those books are Washed in the Blood, Summer of 66, and now the three books in the Covey Jencks series. All firmly prove that he is still a Texan at heart.
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LOVE AND MURDER DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
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Terrific review, and you certainly are a fan of the books. I remember reading The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts and look forward to listening to all three books.
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