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Bill Travis #8
Arrowmoon
What do a leather journal from a previous century, a loaded pistol, and an old safe hidden in an aging barn have to do with a court order that halts the completion of a Texas highway project? Why are snipers taking pot-shots at Lief Prescott, the highway construction manager, and Bill Travis, whom Lief has called in to help?
To answer these questions, Bill Travis must get to the heart of a century-old conspiracy before he himself becomes a casualty in a secret war.
This is the eighth book in the Bill Travis Mystery series.
To answer these questions, Bill Travis must get to the heart of a century-old conspiracy before he himself becomes a casualty in a secret war.
This is the eighth book in the Bill Travis Mystery series.
- GenresMystery
213 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 9, 2012
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About the author
George Wier
71 books39 followersI 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, along with two cats and two dogs.
Writing is both my avocation and my vocation, but to add to these I play both classical violin and country fiddle, and I dabble in art (mostly drawing and painting), photography, and book cover design.
I began writing in earnest in 1986, although I have been creatively writing far longer than that, practically since I could read (at a very formative age.) I find that I have far more ideas than I could ever write down, and so I pick and choose only the best story ideas. I write what I, myself, like to read, and nothing more.
Writing is both my avocation and my vocation, but to add to these I play both classical violin and country fiddle, and I dabble in art (mostly drawing and painting), photography, and book cover design.
I began writing in earnest in 1986, although I have been creatively writing far longer than that, practically since I could read (at a very formative age.) I find that I have far more ideas than I could ever write down, and so I pick and choose only the best story ideas. I write what I, myself, like to read, and nothing more.
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December 23, 2012
The land is truly in the middle of nowhere in deep East Texas. Isolated, with nothing of any significance at all besides an ageing barn on it, nothing has disturbed the land and it secrets for decades. That is until now because a road is coming through to serve the increasingly population in Texas. The isolated and decaying barn and its secrets lay in the path of that road. Secrets that people will kill to keep hidden from all.
Bill Travis manages money from his office on the western edge of downtown Austin. He has done a few things and knows quite a few people in all walks of life as the preceding novels in this series that began with The Last Call make clear. But, when all the mysteries are cleared up and he has extricated himself from the latest mess he got into, his main job is managing folks money so they make money no matter the shape of the economy. To do that you have to keep your clients happy.
Lief Prescott is a client and right now he is not happy at all. Lief is building highway 119. The same highway that is eventually going to go right through that isolated barn. Some hot shot lawyer out of Boston has slapped Lief and his company a restraining order banning construction for 14 days. Lief is incensed as time is money and he can’t have the road building crew sitting around while he is on deadline. He needs help, he needs it now, and he expects Bill Travis to help.
That means Bill Travis is going to have to head over towards the College Station vicinity and make his way to the small town of Hearne, Texas to get with Lief and address the situation. A situation that will ultimately get bigger and far stranger than Bill, Lief, or anyone else expected. What should be a civil business problem clearly isn’t based on the sniper’s bullet. They should have taken the warning as there are those who won’t stop to protect the secrets of the past.
Once again, Texas author George Weir spins a wild tale featuring many players along with plenty of mystery and adventure. History, real or fake, plays a huge role in these books and such is the case here in the eighth book of the series. Also present are the usual observations about Texas and family from Bill Travis who may or may not have had a legendary relative at the Alamo. Like every book in the series, Arrowmoon: A Bill Travis Mystery is a fun, fast paced, complicated mystery read that keeps readers well entertained.
Arrowmoon: A Bill Travis Mystery
George Wier
http://www.georgewier.com
Flagstone Books
June 2012
E-Book
(Estimated print length 170 pages)
$3.99
Material provided by the author in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012
Bill Travis manages money from his office on the western edge of downtown Austin. He has done a few things and knows quite a few people in all walks of life as the preceding novels in this series that began with The Last Call make clear. But, when all the mysteries are cleared up and he has extricated himself from the latest mess he got into, his main job is managing folks money so they make money no matter the shape of the economy. To do that you have to keep your clients happy.
Lief Prescott is a client and right now he is not happy at all. Lief is building highway 119. The same highway that is eventually going to go right through that isolated barn. Some hot shot lawyer out of Boston has slapped Lief and his company a restraining order banning construction for 14 days. Lief is incensed as time is money and he can’t have the road building crew sitting around while he is on deadline. He needs help, he needs it now, and he expects Bill Travis to help.
That means Bill Travis is going to have to head over towards the College Station vicinity and make his way to the small town of Hearne, Texas to get with Lief and address the situation. A situation that will ultimately get bigger and far stranger than Bill, Lief, or anyone else expected. What should be a civil business problem clearly isn’t based on the sniper’s bullet. They should have taken the warning as there are those who won’t stop to protect the secrets of the past.
Once again, Texas author George Weir spins a wild tale featuring many players along with plenty of mystery and adventure. History, real or fake, plays a huge role in these books and such is the case here in the eighth book of the series. Also present are the usual observations about Texas and family from Bill Travis who may or may not have had a legendary relative at the Alamo. Like every book in the series, Arrowmoon: A Bill Travis Mystery is a fun, fast paced, complicated mystery read that keeps readers well entertained.
Arrowmoon: A Bill Travis Mystery
George Wier
http://www.georgewier.com
Flagstone Books
June 2012
E-Book
(Estimated print length 170 pages)
$3.99
Material provided by the author in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2012
September 6, 2018
Arrowmoon is a very good story for Bill Travis fans.
I guess that by now I should know that I can't find much fault in George Wier's writing. I don't even try. I just continue to read one more Bill Travis mysteries book like some folks watch soap operas!
I apologize to the author for having strayed from his flock for a bit.
One thing that I would like to say is that everyone Bill Travis comes into contact with during his colorful outings undergoes a life-changing experience!
I guess that by now I should know that I can't find much fault in George Wier's writing. I don't even try. I just continue to read one more Bill Travis mysteries book like some folks watch soap operas!
I apologize to the author for having strayed from his flock for a bit.
One thing that I would like to say is that everyone Bill Travis comes into contact with during his colorful outings undergoes a life-changing experience!
October 3, 2021
The 8th book in the Bill Travis series. Entertaining mystery.
November 8, 2014
Awesome!!
Each of the books in the series is a stand alone book, and are easily read and understood on their own. Watching the characters grow with their experiences does add much to the storyline. This book is stellar. I'm pretty sure the scenario of the basis of this book is not only possible, but even probable. If you are a bit of a cynic and consider that not all arms or branches of the government have clean hands, you might find this a bit disturbing as well. Fiction or possibly fact? You read it and decide!
Each of the books in the series is a stand alone book, and are easily read and understood on their own. Watching the characters grow with their experiences does add much to the storyline. This book is stellar. I'm pretty sure the scenario of the basis of this book is not only possible, but even probable. If you are a bit of a cynic and consider that not all arms or branches of the government have clean hands, you might find this a bit disturbing as well. Fiction or possibly fact? You read it and decide!
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