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Wahoo Dan
"Wahoo Dan" is a historical fiction/thriller novel. Set in West Texas in 1926, two Texas Rangers work through lies, deception and blackmail to solve three deaths and expose a secret sex cabal. A famous Hollywood actress makes a cameo appearance in windswept Wahoo, Texas. This old-school Western takes the combined twists of murder, Old-West intrigue and danger with a story-within-a-story format.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 30, 2018
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January 18, 2016
Gerald Loeb has assembled a colorful cast of characters in Wahoo Dan, setting them down in small-town Texas in the late 1920s for a tale that is part western and part complex murder mystery. Texas Rangers, a Hollywood starlet, local bigwigs and a reporter looking for scandal all converge in this sly look at the mores and attitudes of an era. Dusty, windswept Wahoo, Texas will remind you of the town in McMurtry's The Last Picture Show. Lots of period detail.
June 12, 2018
Yahoo is great.
'Yahoo Dan' is a compelling story of murders in a small town and how the people who run the town and businesses band together to cover it up. Although it started a bit slow it wasn't long before the story grips you in the incredible investigation of the Texas Rangers. Enjoyable! One thing I found that's great is the epilogue. Rarely does anyone go to the effort to tell the reader what happens to the characters after mystery is solved. For once my curiosity was sated.
'Yahoo Dan' is a compelling story of murders in a small town and how the people who run the town and businesses band together to cover it up. Although it started a bit slow it wasn't long before the story grips you in the incredible investigation of the Texas Rangers. Enjoyable! One thing I found that's great is the epilogue. Rarely does anyone go to the effort to tell the reader what happens to the characters after mystery is solved. For once my curiosity was sated.
April 7, 2016
Nostalgic Mystery with a Historical Touch
I love books that take me to the 20s and 30s, not only in actual date, but in the tangible mood, the characters, and my favorite, the denouement, where we realize where we guessed wrong, where we were strung along, and just how clever the tale we've just finished, actually is. I started out thinking the beginning was slow, until I realized that we are in Texas, in the dry, dusty heat, waiting for a murder to happen. No one is their right mind is going to hurry through that. As we progress, so does the tale and each character is fully developed; some are quirky, some straight-forward and others ripe for change. I also love seeing the logical follow-through of these characters, even though there is/are killers (no spoilers there!) I like and understand them. The age-old reasons, lust, shame, greed, show their ugly heads, and are dealt with as one expects in rural Texas. I very often figure out who did it before the end, this time I did not. And my new and favorite expression: the wonderfully evocative "sick-man shuffle".
I love books that take me to the 20s and 30s, not only in actual date, but in the tangible mood, the characters, and my favorite, the denouement, where we realize where we guessed wrong, where we were strung along, and just how clever the tale we've just finished, actually is. I started out thinking the beginning was slow, until I realized that we are in Texas, in the dry, dusty heat, waiting for a murder to happen. No one is their right mind is going to hurry through that. As we progress, so does the tale and each character is fully developed; some are quirky, some straight-forward and others ripe for change. I also love seeing the logical follow-through of these characters, even though there is/are killers (no spoilers there!) I like and understand them. The age-old reasons, lust, shame, greed, show their ugly heads, and are dealt with as one expects in rural Texas. I very often figure out who did it before the end, this time I did not. And my new and favorite expression: the wonderfully evocative "sick-man shuffle".
February 14, 2016
Set in a small town in Texas, post World War I but before the Great Depression, Wahoo Dan is a wickedly intricate who done it that leaves the reader guessing at every turn. Mr. Loeb’s writing style is wonderfully insidious, starting out simple and matter of fact, but building the suspense as the reader becomes involved in the lives and times of these engaging characters. Mr. Loeb unabashedly takes on controversial issues that were even more controversial in that day, but you’ll get no spoilers here. You’ll just have to read it. With plenty of action and back story to match, I was enthralled with this book and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. There is nostalgia and surprise, plot twists and poignancy, and you end up wanting to be part of the family.
January 6, 2016
Mr. Loeb's book is a who-donit set in a west Texas setting, which makes it unusual in many aspects. There are plenty suspects to go around, and enough twists and turns in the telling of the tale to keep you guessing up to the last.
He did a good job of providing enough historical authenticity to keep it real, yet enough suspense to keep it interesting, while also developing characters to either love or hate. Side plots kept the story going without distracting from the main theme.
If you are looking for a literary masterpiece, this was not designed to be one. If you are looking for a good tale to sit down with and be entertained, this could be it. I would recommend it.
He did a good job of providing enough historical authenticity to keep it real, yet enough suspense to keep it interesting, while also developing characters to either love or hate. Side plots kept the story going without distracting from the main theme.
If you are looking for a literary masterpiece, this was not designed to be one. If you are looking for a good tale to sit down with and be entertained, this could be it. I would recommend it.
May 1, 2016
This was a very entertaining whodunit. Keeps you turning the page.
December 8, 2016
If you enjoy murder mysteries with old western flavor, you'll enjoy this charming old-western story filled with interesting twists and believable characters.
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