Easygoing Bart Bartowski doesn't like to stick his nose where it don't belong, but finds himself doing just that when his best friend is arrested for murder.
Easygoing Bart Bartowski doesn't like to stick his nose where it don't belong, but finds himself doing just that when his best friend is arrested for murder. In his own words, Bart guides us through an investigation that meanders like a country creek, and delights us with fresh-as-apple-pie observations of small-towners in the grip of the biggest crime wave to hit Crooked Lake in a hundred years.
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I was standing in front of the Lucky Dollar Bakery chewing on a doughnut when I spotted a friend of mine step out of the post office and head across Main Street. He didn't look before crossing the street, and that can be hazardous to your health. But then, the small town of Crooked Lake, Saskatchewan is a place where you can get away with it, usually.
Six straight men in the cast plus free Tex-Mex food? My friend Lida Rose sure knew how to persuade me. I signed on the dotted line and dusted off my dance shoes. I knew Bad Business on the Brazos would have them rolling in the aisles and standing up
