Ranchero rick gavin reid

Repo man nick reid will do anything to retrieve his landladys stolen ranchero in a wild race across the mississippi delta in this unforgettable series debutin rick gavin s rollicking series debut. Read ranchero by rick gavin available from rakuten kobo. Repo man nick reid had a seemingly simple job to do. Gavin s hero, nick reid, a former cop turned repo man, is on the trail of a bigscreen tv. After lending out a couple thousand dollars here and there, with hopes of getting a small return, all kinds of investment opportunities are coming out of the woodwork, and one of them has trouble written all over it. Not only did dubois conk reid out with a shovel, but he absconded with the restored 69 ranchero that reid had borrowed from his landlady. And when gavin waxes funny, he really is funny, with enough comedic situations to keep everyone laughing as reid tries to recover the ranchero. I found it in a used book store and snatched it up.

Nick reid, the droll narrator of rick gavin s gritty, earthy and often hilarious debut crime novel, was not always as the reader meets him. Rick gavin is the author of ranchero and beluga, featuring repo man nick reid and his best friend desmond. The book begins with repo man nick reid, who guides us through the adventure, offhandedly making it known that percy dwayne dubois knocked him over the head with a shovel thanks, percy when reid arrived to repossess a television. His car, a beautifully restored, calypso coralcolored 1969 ranchero. James howard neff, age 94, of harrison passed away peacefully at his familys homestead in beaverton, michigan on dec. Nowhere nice is his third nick reid novel, after ranchero and beluga. Ranchero nick reid novels book 1 kindle edition by. We were out of town and somehow i had forgotten to bring along my current read. A few months ago in ranchero, rick gavins muchacclaimed delta noir novel, nick reid and his compadre desmond liberated some money from a nasty meth dealer, and now they need to launder it. Author rick gavins complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. The author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, including the acclaimed novels a short history of a small place, polar, and blue ridge, he lives in virginia.

A hapless repo mans quest for a defalcating consumer turns personal in gavins debut, a testosteronefueled romp. Rick gavin s debut crime novel, ranchero, is of the gritty american variety, intended to be read by those who believe in making an afternoon of it. Ranchero ebook by rick gavin 9781429990769 rakuten kobo. In rick gavin s 2nd novel, after ranchero, featuring former cop nick reid and his quiet yet very tough partner desmond, the duo have decided to invest a little of their illgotten gains in a scheme to buy a load of michelin tires that are hotter than deep south asphalt in summertime, and unload them for a profit. In gavin s stellar second slapstick noir set in the mississippi delta after 2011s ranchero, former cop nick reid and his humongous black buddy, desmond, invest money in a lamebrained. A few months ago in ranchero, rick gavins muchacclaimed delta noir novel, nick reid and his compadre desmond liberated some money from a nasty meth. The associated press in his debut, rick gavin offers a comic romp through the mississippi delta, less a place than a boot on your neck, where eccentricities thrive, pathetic criminals. Nick reid, a repo man, and his best friend desmond, in the mississippi delta. Ranchero 2011 by rick gavin is one of those finds you manage to stumble across and are glad you did. Former cop nick reid works for klos rental shop in indianol.