The Weatherman (Weatherman, Book #1)

by Steve Thayer

Paperback, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Signet (1996), 416 pages

Description

"A serial killer is on the loose in Minnesota, snapping young women's necks with each change of the seasons. Within twenty four hours of the first murder, TV weatherman Dixon Bell, a hulking eccentric, warns his viewers that a tornado is about to strike. The National Weather Service hasn't called it, but Dixon Bell does because he sees it coming in his mind. Among all the complex and original characters in this astonishing novel, the shifting weather and landscape of Minnesota stand out - demonic, majestic, bizarre, magical." "Dixon Bell is not the only eccentric on Channel 7's Sky High News. His alter ego is an investigative news producer named Rick Beanblossom, a Vietnam vet and Pulitzer Prize winner, who hides his napalmed face, and his feelings, behind a mask. Guided along the way by an unnamed police source. Rick is on the track of the serial killer. Then he is assigned an unlikely partner, Andrea Labore, a lovely and ambitious ex-cop turned TV reporter. The newsman and the weatherman start out as bitter rivals for this gifted woman. But an ambivalent friendship grows between them when Dixon Bell becomes a suspect in the weather-related killings and Rick Beanblossom sets out to prove him innocent."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member blueeyedgoover
Lets be honest...a book titled The Weatherman...didn't really scream much in the way of promise, but hey, i'll try anything. i'm glad i did! while this was not a five or even a four star read it kept me wanting to turn the pages. i was intrigued the whole way through. contrary to other reviews i
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did not feel overwhelmed by one subject over any other, i just really enjoyed the read. I'm not sure that i'll ever search out the author, but it certainly was not something i would ridicule and never recommend. if you are looking for that no brainer read that will get you through the long flight, or the snow day, its a perfect book.
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LibraryThing member miyurose
I borrowed this from my dad since I blew through the last of the 4 books I took to Nashville on the day before we left. It was pretty good! You know me, I'm a sucker for a serial killer story. I'll have to keep my eyes out for more Thayer books in the future.
LibraryThing member tsjoseph
Some of the writing/pacing wasn't always the best, but I have a weakness for regional mysteries. The weather details were fun, if far-fetched, but this was an enjoyable "curl-up-on-the-couch" mystery.
LibraryThing member melydia
A brilliant meteorologist, a faceless burn victim, and a serial killer in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. This is a truly gripping book. A real page-turner. But the ending is a bit of a disappointment. This is not due to a lack of storytelling skill, however - things just didn't end the way I wanted
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them to. I wanted the characters' lives to go in different directions. So it's still a good book.
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LibraryThing member mickieturk
A gripping regional mystery filled with a well-paced story and haunting suspense. Thayer's story of murder and discovery never fails to speed up the heart rate even though the characters, excluding the serial killer, feel two-dimensional.
LibraryThing member susandennis
This was an EXCELLENT thriller.

Awards

Minnesota Book Awards (Finalist — 1996)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1995

Physical description

416 p.; 4.38 inches

ISBN

0451184386 / 9780451184382

Local notes

Series - Weatherman #1

Barcode

*00487*

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