Read by Thayer Steve. — Publishing Mills, 1995.
Thayer delivers a haunting story that concerns two tortured Vietnam vets who love the same woman, fierce weather events that coincide with a series of murders, the world of television news, and the debate on capital punishment. Dixon Bell is a television meteorologist with an eerie gift for reading the weather. Rick Beanblossom is a news producer who hides his disfigured face behind a mask. Andrea Labore is the beautiful cop turned reporter whom they both love. Meanwhile, the Calendar Killer is strangling a woman each season during a significant weather event. When Bell is arrested and accused of the murders, Beanblossom and Labore join forces to prove his innocence. The novel's characters are deeply developed, and the riveting plot is cloaked in descriptive episodes of weather. Additionally, readers will receive a fascinating view of the intense machinations of television news productions. Recommended for fiction collections.
It's a story about two Vietnam veterans who love the same woman, violent weather events that coincide with a series of murders, and the world of television, news, and the death penalty debate. Dixon Bell is a television meteorologist with a gift for predicting the weather. Rick Beanblossom is a news editor who hides his disfigured face under a mask. Andrea Labor is a wonderful reporter whom they both love. Meanwhile, every season during iconic weather events, the Calendar Killer strangles women. When Bell is arrested and charged with the murders, Beanblossom and Labor join forces to prove his innocence.