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Baer Creighton #3
Pretty Like an Ugly Girl
Baer bleeds in Pretty Like an Ugly Girl. Everyone bleeds.Luke Graves turned the family butcher business into an empire by cutting fat off the ledger as well as he cut meat off the bone.He also learned many men sold beef, but few sold girls and boys. Demand was high—especially for the ones with brown skin—and supply, small.Ten years later the family business included three sons and a distribution chain that delivered kids for any purpose throughout the western United States.One evening, returning to Williams, Arizona from a pickup in Sierra Vista, the tire blows out. A chavo bolts the truck and runs for the plain. Cephus Graves takes him down with a deer rifle, then fires at a stray pit bull that catches his eye.In the woods two hundred yards away, Baer Creighton looks up from his fire. He has a nose for evil men and he’s found a clan of them. But he’s met his match in Luke Graves.Baer bleeds in Pretty Like an Ugly Girl.Everyone bleeds.
- GenresFiction
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2018
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Clayton Lindemuth
36 books126 followersAm I right? You're smarter than most, embrace old fashioned morals, love your country, dogs, and guns... and dig ruthless fiction...
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
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January 21, 2020
Pretty Like an Ugly Girl is the third installment of the Baer Creighton series by Clayton Lindemuth.
I have really grown fond of Lindemuth's writing style. Like so many good Southern writers, he is so adept at minimalist word usage in descriptions.
The plots and contents of his novels are original and interesting.
As added in progress updates, Pretty Like an Ugly Girl is very graphic in the depictions of violence and I mean it when I suggest "very." Some readers will be troubled and even turned away by the levels of violence in this particular novel.
As I mentioned in updates, in the past I have read novels where violence similar to what is portrayed in this novel was found in those novels, though in contrast, there was an important difference in the depiction of the violence. In those other novels, it appeared the depiction of the violence was done more for shock and titillation. In Pretty Like an Ugly Girl, the portrayal of the violence appears not to be done for shock value, but instead to shake the reader for the purpose to appreciate the horrors present involving human trafficking. At the end of the novel, Lindemuth even adds an afterward underscoring the horrors of human trafficking.
Baer Creighton, while traveling west and living in nature becomes involves in a human trafficking ring when an escaped victim is shot and buried in a nearby field by a family member running the trafficking ring. Baer further entrenches himself when one of the traffickers shoots and injures his new dog, Stinky Joe. From there on, Baer decides to eradicate the family ran business.
Along the way, Lindemuth introduces the deplorable family that runs the business, corrupt police, and other new, strange characters.
Reading the novel does ask the reader to suspend some belief, however, the novel ends in such a moving and powerful way and was quite a surprise to this reader.
I have really grown fond of Lindemuth's writing style. Like so many good Southern writers, he is so adept at minimalist word usage in descriptions.
The plots and contents of his novels are original and interesting.
As added in progress updates, Pretty Like an Ugly Girl is very graphic in the depictions of violence and I mean it when I suggest "very." Some readers will be troubled and even turned away by the levels of violence in this particular novel.
As I mentioned in updates, in the past I have read novels where violence similar to what is portrayed in this novel was found in those novels, though in contrast, there was an important difference in the depiction of the violence. In those other novels, it appeared the depiction of the violence was done more for shock and titillation. In Pretty Like an Ugly Girl, the portrayal of the violence appears not to be done for shock value, but instead to shake the reader for the purpose to appreciate the horrors present involving human trafficking. At the end of the novel, Lindemuth even adds an afterward underscoring the horrors of human trafficking.
Baer Creighton, while traveling west and living in nature becomes involves in a human trafficking ring when an escaped victim is shot and buried in a nearby field by a family member running the trafficking ring. Baer further entrenches himself when one of the traffickers shoots and injures his new dog, Stinky Joe. From there on, Baer decides to eradicate the family ran business.
Along the way, Lindemuth introduces the deplorable family that runs the business, corrupt police, and other new, strange characters.
Reading the novel does ask the reader to suspend some belief, however, the novel ends in such a moving and powerful way and was quite a surprise to this reader.
June 17, 2019
"That ain’t by God, and I know it. It’s by Baer."
Whew, this series just keeps getting darker. Baer and his motley crew have fled North Carolina just ahead of law enforcement agencies of all kinds.
They are now in Arizona, resting up and trying to figure out there next moves when Baer stumbles across a Han trafficking operation that is evil to the bone. While one of their family members kill a young runaway boy, they also wound Stinky Joe, Baer's dog, and he will stop at nothing to bring them good down home justice.
I love this series. I've had the first three books in my To Be Read pile for months and finally decided it was time to dive into Baer's dark world. As I've been reading, I've been buying other books by this author and now I'm on an out and out Lindemuth binge.
I highly recommend this third book in the series - if you've got a strong stomach. And you should definitely read the first two books in the series before starting this one.
I'm now off to read book four of the series THE OUTLAW STINKY JOE.
Whew, this series just keeps getting darker. Baer and his motley crew have fled North Carolina just ahead of law enforcement agencies of all kinds.
They are now in Arizona, resting up and trying to figure out there next moves when Baer stumbles across a Han trafficking operation that is evil to the bone. While one of their family members kill a young runaway boy, they also wound Stinky Joe, Baer's dog, and he will stop at nothing to bring them good down home justice.
I love this series. I've had the first three books in my To Be Read pile for months and finally decided it was time to dive into Baer's dark world. As I've been reading, I've been buying other books by this author and now I'm on an out and out Lindemuth binge.
I highly recommend this third book in the series - if you've got a strong stomach. And you should definitely read the first two books in the series before starting this one.
I'm now off to read book four of the series THE OUTLAW STINKY JOE.
November 20, 2018
Good book
A very exciting Baer Creighton story with some new characters added to the family. I recommend this book to everyone.
A very exciting Baer Creighton story with some new characters added to the family. I recommend this book to everyone.
November 15, 2020
Another excellent installment in Clayton Lindemuth's Baer Creighton series. While reading the first two books and reveling in the backwoods settings and collquial dialects, I often wondered how Baer would fit in out in the "real world." Well, I didn't have to wonder for long, as book 3 in the series finds Baer in the mountains and deserts of the southwest, far from the hills and hollers of his home.
And he fits in about as well as he did back home. Which is, he's a throwback to earlier times when good men stood up to evil and put themselves into harm's way to protect the innocent. So once again he has found some trouble and feels compelled to right it. This time the bad guys are human traffickers, which seems about as disgusting to Baer as the dog fighters in his earlier books. The bad guys are compelling as well. Well developed, with cleverly devised businesses and organizations, which provide another worthy adversary for Baer and his trusty dog Stinky Joe. Baer must deal with the bad guys while dodging the feds and dealing with family matters. He gains some unexpected allies, including the title character. I won't say more due to spoilers.
If you liked the first two books, you'll love this one as well, as it brings us more of Baer Creighton and his brand of justice. And once again, Kain Foster's narration is spot-on. Haunting at times, hilarious at times, and always right on the money.
And he fits in about as well as he did back home. Which is, he's a throwback to earlier times when good men stood up to evil and put themselves into harm's way to protect the innocent. So once again he has found some trouble and feels compelled to right it. This time the bad guys are human traffickers, which seems about as disgusting to Baer as the dog fighters in his earlier books. The bad guys are compelling as well. Well developed, with cleverly devised businesses and organizations, which provide another worthy adversary for Baer and his trusty dog Stinky Joe. Baer must deal with the bad guys while dodging the feds and dealing with family matters. He gains some unexpected allies, including the title character. I won't say more due to spoilers.
If you liked the first two books, you'll love this one as well, as it brings us more of Baer Creighton and his brand of justice. And once again, Kain Foster's narration is spot-on. Haunting at times, hilarious at times, and always right on the money.
May 19, 2020
Unusual books.
I started on the first book but wasn't really into it early on. But I always finish a book. I'm so glad I did. I'm a dog person and so is Baer, the main character in these books. The main thing here is that the the dogs talks back to Baer when Baer talks to the dog. Very unusual storyline. Different way of talking. Maybe because he's from North Carolina. Each book keeps getting better and better. Can't stop reading them now.
The characters are very well developed and believable. The dialogue flows freely and smoothly. Very few grammatical or spelling errors. With the exception of the different way of talking by Baer. I would recommend these books to any adult, but there is a lot of gun violence.
I started on the first book but wasn't really into it early on. But I always finish a book. I'm so glad I did. I'm a dog person and so is Baer, the main character in these books. The main thing here is that the the dogs talks back to Baer when Baer talks to the dog. Very unusual storyline. Different way of talking. Maybe because he's from North Carolina. Each book keeps getting better and better. Can't stop reading them now.
The characters are very well developed and believable. The dialogue flows freely and smoothly. Very few grammatical or spelling errors. With the exception of the different way of talking by Baer. I would recommend these books to any adult, but there is a lot of gun violence.
February 20, 2020
A disturbing book. An overabundance of violence and nauseating descriptions of children as victims of sexual predation on an industrial scale. See the book description for details on the storyline. If the reader has a weak stomach, do not read this book. The writing style is unique - I have rarely seen Appalachian English featured as it is in this book. Baer Creighton is at heart a good man but he flouts every conceivable law in his pursuit of justice. If you can stomach the violence and highly disturbing situations, you might enjoy this book. This is the 3rd in a four-book series.
May 1, 2020
Thank You!
Thank you for returning the original Baer to this novel! I wrote in a review for book #2 that you had lost the nature of Baer and therefore had weakened the entire novel and perhaps the entire series. Well, it seems you've returned him to us in this the 3rd novel and I, for one, appreciate it.
This book shows Baer in all his natural glory. The storyline is taut and well thought out. I enjoyed reading the way new characters were introduced...and disposed!
If you want to revisit Baer as he is supposed to appear, you will really like this one!
Thank you for returning the original Baer to this novel! I wrote in a review for book #2 that you had lost the nature of Baer and therefore had weakened the entire novel and perhaps the entire series. Well, it seems you've returned him to us in this the 3rd novel and I, for one, appreciate it.
This book shows Baer in all his natural glory. The storyline is taut and well thought out. I enjoyed reading the way new characters were introduced...and disposed!
If you want to revisit Baer as he is supposed to appear, you will really like this one!
July 15, 2020
Baer vs human trafficking at its worst - spoiler alert
Ask yourself: Just what might happen if a rough-around-the-edges ornery old moonshine and his family happened upon an affluent Arizona family that imported children from Mexico and other Latin countries to be used as prostitutes? Then consider that he found out that really rich folks were paying big money to be allowed to torture and kill those kids. If that man is Baer Creighton, then just stand back, pay attention, and watch. Bring a strong stomach.
Ask yourself: Just what might happen if a rough-around-the-edges ornery old moonshine and his family happened upon an affluent Arizona family that imported children from Mexico and other Latin countries to be used as prostitutes? Then consider that he found out that really rich folks were paying big money to be allowed to torture and kill those kids. If that man is Baer Creighton, then just stand back, pay attention, and watch. Bring a strong stomach.
October 2, 2020
Do not Fuck with Baer Creighton
Baer is a one of a kind survivalist who willingly will destroy evil people who threaten his family or man's best friend. With his ability to see lies and deceit, plus his gift of communication with dogs, he is forced to live a joyless and disappointing life. Yet, his telling about his journey is funny and hopeful. There are still good people out there. His plain and vivid talk has me picturing just what is taking place , like I'm there too... as an invisible witness...maybe in a tree...I'm addicted...
Baer is a one of a kind survivalist who willingly will destroy evil people who threaten his family or man's best friend. With his ability to see lies and deceit, plus his gift of communication with dogs, he is forced to live a joyless and disappointing life. Yet, his telling about his journey is funny and hopeful. There are still good people out there. His plain and vivid talk has me picturing just what is taking place , like I'm there too... as an invisible witness...maybe in a tree...I'm addicted...
December 15, 2021
What's happening to Baer?
In the first book, Baer didn't present as an uneducated Tarzan who could barely speak English. By the third book, I hardly recognize him. I grew weary of the broken poor speech the author gave the character. I get he is a serial killer from North Carolina, but having been born and lived in the South all my life, I have never heard anyone from the South speak this poorly.
On the positive side, nice twist with Tat. Now I must read the fourth book to discover the next twist.
In the first book, Baer didn't present as an uneducated Tarzan who could barely speak English. By the third book, I hardly recognize him. I grew weary of the broken poor speech the author gave the character. I get he is a serial killer from North Carolina, but having been born and lived in the South all my life, I have never heard anyone from the South speak this poorly.
On the positive side, nice twist with Tat. Now I must read the fourth book to discover the next twist.
July 22, 2019
Reality & grit ; hard to swallow, but necessary. ( and glad you did )
Baer quickly becomes the most unlikely hero. Man(kind) has always known right from wrong. Unfortunately, society has made us weak, and sometimes corrupt. Baer loves by a simpler code. Honor, family and a desire to life His life, not one laid out and scripted. He's a little bit of all of us....maybe more than most would admit.
Baer quickly becomes the most unlikely hero. Man(kind) has always known right from wrong. Unfortunately, society has made us weak, and sometimes corrupt. Baer loves by a simpler code. Honor, family and a desire to life His life, not one laid out and scripted. He's a little bit of all of us....maybe more than most would admit.
January 14, 2020
Pretty Like an Ugly Girl (Bear Creighto...
Absolutely wonderful and this Author will keep you turning those pages! This Author has you at the first chapter. Definitely a must read, the characters are off the wall, excitement galore and even some humor. Lots of dead bodies and lots of scary stuff. Hope you read this series so far I love it. So many thanks, Honey Bee 🐝🌬🎭📚💙😱🎶
Absolutely wonderful and this Author will keep you turning those pages! This Author has you at the first chapter. Definitely a must read, the characters are off the wall, excitement galore and even some humor. Lots of dead bodies and lots of scary stuff. Hope you read this series so far I love it. So many thanks, Honey Bee 🐝🌬🎭📚💙😱🎶
April 3, 2020
Baer is almost a bystander
In this one, the mountain language is back, but Baer has more of a secondary role.
In Arizona, there are people taking children to become sex slaves, and worse. Baer chances upon some of these evil people and decides to intervene. Unfortunately, he is wounded, and others must finish the job.
Results: I would have preferred for Baer to be in this until the end, but it wasn't to be. Still a decent story, but my least favorite of the series.
In this one, the mountain language is back, but Baer has more of a secondary role.
In Arizona, there are people taking children to become sex slaves, and worse. Baer chances upon some of these evil people and decides to intervene. Unfortunately, he is wounded, and others must finish the job.
Results: I would have preferred for Baer to be in this until the end, but it wasn't to be. Still a decent story, but my least favorite of the series.
April 22, 2020
This was one of the most difficult books I have read in a long time.
I had mixed thoughts about the book. First I liked it, then I had a hard time understanding it. I put it down for a few days picked it again and finally got the drift of Baer. From there I finished the book completely. Honestly I think I am going to read perhaps the first book, and try to get a better feel for Baer. Bottom line I think I am hooked on Baer Creighton
I had mixed thoughts about the book. First I liked it, then I had a hard time understanding it. I put it down for a few days picked it again and finally got the drift of Baer. From there I finished the book completely. Honestly I think I am going to read perhaps the first book, and try to get a better feel for Baer. Bottom line I think I am hooked on Baer Creighton
December 15, 2020
Pretty like an ugly girl
Gruesome account of Baers journey to Az.. Never thought of this character as a man with a conscience regarding right and wrong, showed a different side of his character. He takes matters into his own hands and acts as judge, jury and executioner. Kills a whole family running a trafficking operation cause they killed a kid and we're on the verge of killing another.Right Wing extremist preparing for a race war.....beware!
Gruesome account of Baers journey to Az.. Never thought of this character as a man with a conscience regarding right and wrong, showed a different side of his character. He takes matters into his own hands and acts as judge, jury and executioner. Kills a whole family running a trafficking operation cause they killed a kid and we're on the verge of killing another.Right Wing extremist preparing for a race war.....beware!
July 30, 2019
Another good story.
The more i read from this author the more i like his story telling. This book is the continuation of the previous book involving a hillbilly from N Carolina and his dog. This time he gets tangled up with human traffickers, pedophiles, and corrupt FBI agents. His involvement is an accident and it winds up with people dying and the law hunting for him.
The more i read from this author the more i like his story telling. This book is the continuation of the previous book involving a hillbilly from N Carolina and his dog. This time he gets tangled up with human traffickers, pedophiles, and corrupt FBI agents. His involvement is an accident and it winds up with people dying and the law hunting for him.
March 11, 2020
Intriguing! Genious!
This is not normally the kind of stuff I would read, and i have to say this particular book almost lost me. The thought of children being harmed, makes me ill. But, the thought provoking, seriousness of this REALITY...was completely intriguing! Your books are amazing and I can't wait for the last one in the series! Please don't let Stinky Joe die! 😩
This is not normally the kind of stuff I would read, and i have to say this particular book almost lost me. The thought of children being harmed, makes me ill. But, the thought provoking, seriousness of this REALITY...was completely intriguing! Your books are amazing and I can't wait for the last one in the series! Please don't let Stinky Joe die! 😩
May 3, 2020
Baer Creighton being Baer Creighton
After leaving the hills of the Carolinas Baer has moved West and trouble seems him out. Human trafficking involving kids doesn't sit right with him. Can Baer and some friends do anything about it even after Baer get injured badly in a trap. What will happen to Stinky Joe? This was another page turner. Looking forward to Book 4.
After leaving the hills of the Carolinas Baer has moved West and trouble seems him out. Human trafficking involving kids doesn't sit right with him. Can Baer and some friends do anything about it even after Baer get injured badly in a trap. What will happen to Stinky Joe? This was another page turner. Looking forward to Book 4.
June 30, 2020
Exposes mans brutal dark side
Mr Lindemuth weaves a horrific tale evil and corruption that wealth can bring. Children from poverty seem to exist only for these monsters pleasure. This was for me a difficult but necessary read. When every legal office has a stake in the corruption. Justice is left to men like Baer Creighton flawed as he may be.
Mr Lindemuth weaves a horrific tale evil and corruption that wealth can bring. Children from poverty seem to exist only for these monsters pleasure. This was for me a difficult but necessary read. When every legal office has a stake in the corruption. Justice is left to men like Baer Creighton flawed as he may be.
May 20, 2020
Don't know if it's wrong or right.
Ok, I'm hooked on these books about Baer. I can't explain it, just Sean's right and justified that the people he takes out get what they deserve. It's just fiction😄
Ok, I'm hooked on these books about Baer. I can't explain it, just Sean's right and justified that the people he takes out get what they deserve. It's just fiction😄
October 9, 2020
Justice for bad people
I enjoyed reading this book although the subject was hard to read about. At least part of it had a good ending. I can hardly wait to read about Stinky Joe in the next book!
I enjoyed reading this book although the subject was hard to read about. At least part of it had a good ending. I can hardly wait to read about Stinky Joe in the next book!
October 9, 2020
Enjoyable to the end.
Characters keep the story moving. Baer gets even with the bad guys and his human lie detector doesn't give them a chance. He can see right through them. Evil is evil and he does not tolerate it.
Characters keep the story moving. Baer gets even with the bad guys and his human lie detector doesn't give them a chance. He can see right through them. Evil is evil and he does not tolerate it.
August 21, 2021
Justice is served
A look at the dark reality that is right under our noses. We can choose to be cowards and ignore it, our take action the way Baer Creighton would handle it. Excellent read, that makes you stop and think about our society.
A look at the dark reality that is right under our noses. We can choose to be cowards and ignore it, our take action the way Baer Creighton would handle it. Excellent read, that makes you stop and think about our society.
October 21, 2018
I have read all three books! I love Baer, such an interesting character! I really hope this series continues. Please tell me there will be more! I don’t think book three was the end.
November 24, 2018
Baer vs. Evil
Thought provoking, informative, action packed. What more can you ask for in a novel. Character are invented with great knowledge and care! Thanks
Thought provoking, informative, action packed. What more can you ask for in a novel. Character are invented with great knowledge and care! Thanks
April 28, 2019
Best of the series
I’m thinking I liked this book more because I know the characters so well. On to the next in the series...
I’m thinking I liked this book more because I know the characters so well. On to the next in the series...
August 21, 2019
I had to cover my eyes for parts of it, but a great book.
October 30, 2019
My kinda book
Good read. Moves smoothly but somewhat predictable. Even I couldn’t step in that many piles consistently. Love Baer’s attitude thou.
Good read. Moves smoothly but somewhat predictable. Even I couldn’t step in that many piles consistently. Love Baer’s attitude thou.
February 4, 2020
Amazing series!!
Ive read the first three books and all I can say is, wow! This story will grab your attention and you have to keep reading.
Ive read the first three books and all I can say is, wow! This story will grab your attention and you have to keep reading.
February 20, 2020
This book is raw and wonderfully told. Ready for the next adventure
This book is raw and wonderfully written. Can't wait for the next one , and I hope Baer doesn't get shot!
This book is raw and wonderfully written. Can't wait for the next one , and I hope Baer doesn't get shot!
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