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rmarcin's review
4.0
In Foley, TX, Thatcher Hutton jumps off a train after being attacked by some others on the train. Bruised, he wanders down the road to find Laurel Plummer, a widow, who is living with her father-in-law, Irv, and baby daughter. He feels an immediate attraction, but she shoos him away.
That same night, a woman goes missing and Thatcher is questioned because he is the new guy in town. The mayor accuses Thatcher, and the sheriff jails him. However, the sheriff doesn't think he did it, and later asks Thatcher to be a deputy. Meanwhile, Laurel needs to earn some money to help Irv with expenses after they move to a nicer place. She discovers that Irv is into moonshine, and she becomes involved.
With Thatcher the law, and Laurel making and selling moonshine, things get complicated. The town is also corrupt, and plenty of secrets come to light.
Sandra Brown can always be depended on for a sexy, suspenseful novel with some complications. Enjoyed it. I listened to the audio version along with reading the print version, and I think the narrator did a great job!
That same night, a woman goes missing and Thatcher is questioned because he is the new guy in town. The mayor accuses Thatcher, and the sheriff jails him. However, the sheriff doesn't think he did it, and later asks Thatcher to be a deputy. Meanwhile, Laurel needs to earn some money to help Irv with expenses after they move to a nicer place. She discovers that Irv is into moonshine, and she becomes involved.
With Thatcher the law, and Laurel making and selling moonshine, things get complicated. The town is also corrupt, and plenty of secrets come to light.
Sandra Brown can always be depended on for a sexy, suspenseful novel with some complications. Enjoyed it. I listened to the audio version along with reading the print version, and I think the narrator did a great job!
cbh2584's review against another edition
4.0
A prohibition era setting, this one had good mix of suspense, fast paced, steaminess (not as much as her usual books), and a cast of characters you love and hate
cjay1957's review
5.0
Great story. Enjoyed this one from start to finish. Pace was perfect, the characters all memorable and the historical information of the period was appreciated. Really good book.
booksandbedtime's review against another edition
3.0
This thick 500 page historical fiction book wouldn’t normally be my first pick. But Grand Central Publishing sent it to me and it’s about prohibition in Texas, I’m from Texas and just thought it’d be interesting.
This book is NOT for me. Historical fiction novels that are cowboy/western based aren’t a hit for me. I also thought it could have easily been 200 pages less. But if you enjoyed the book Outlawed, then give this one a try. Moonshine, law officers, gunnings, romance, horses - it covers a lot.
Merged review:
This thick 500 page historical fiction book wouldn’t normally be my first pick. But Grand Central Publishing sent it to me and it’s about prohibition in Texas, I’m from Texas and just thought it’d be interesting.
This book is NOT for me. Historical fiction novels that are cowboy/western based aren’t a hit for me. I also thought it could have easily been 200 pages less. But if you enjoyed the book Outlawed, then give this one a try. Moonshine, law officers, gunnings, romance, horses - it covers a lot.
This book is NOT for me. Historical fiction novels that are cowboy/western based aren’t a hit for me. I also thought it could have easily been 200 pages less. But if you enjoyed the book Outlawed, then give this one a try. Moonshine, law officers, gunnings, romance, horses - it covers a lot.
Merged review:
This thick 500 page historical fiction book wouldn’t normally be my first pick. But Grand Central Publishing sent it to me and it’s about prohibition in Texas, I’m from Texas and just thought it’d be interesting.
This book is NOT for me. Historical fiction novels that are cowboy/western based aren’t a hit for me. I also thought it could have easily been 200 pages less. But if you enjoyed the book Outlawed, then give this one a try. Moonshine, law officers, gunnings, romance, horses - it covers a lot.
brandy_reads's review
3.0
This is a 500 page slow paced novel. I don’t mind a slower pace but there was so much build up that nothing really started happening until about 100-150 pages from the end. At that point I only kept reading because I had already come so far. The ending was good and made up for the wait. Overall, I liked it but didn’t love it
emilydoehrman's review
3.0
The extent of my knowledge on blind tigers is that the term is slang for speakeasys which were popular during the prohibition, and that by night my favorite coffee shop turns into a speakeasy called The Blind Tiger. That's all I had to offer prior to reading this book. While this fell into the genre of mystery and not historical fiction, I still enjoyed learning a bit more about commonplace practices during this period. This is a classic tale of small town corruption and crime in the face of trying to make a living. However, the chapter on whiskey production, the explanation of how a character had to plan to ascertain his copper, and the strategy of using pies to conceal sugar purchasing had my attention probably more than the murders. It's not a book I would pick off my shelf to lend to a friend, but I wouldn't sway anybody away from reading it.
rubyii's review
3.0
I’ve read six of Sandra Brown’s novels and Blind Tiger has been my least favourite. I found the first half of the book VERY slow. I kept reading, hoping it would get better, but I struggled to connect with the characters and the plot wasn’t intriguing enough to make me want to keep turning the pages. Halfway through I put it down for a week. If it were a library book I would’ve returned it, but I bought the book so I made myself finish it. The moonshining plot was pretty flat, had lots of different tentacles but not much depth. There wasn’t a big question that I needed to have answered by the end. Everything seemed to follow an inevitable course and I didn’t feel much tension. There were a lot of characters to keep track of, and I didn’t connect to them. And Thatcher not telling Laurel where he was going at the end, sorry, but how long does it take to send a telegram…
Yeah, I’ve loved some of Sandra Brown’s books, but not Blind Tiger I’m afraid…
Yeah, I’ve loved some of Sandra Brown’s books, but not Blind Tiger I’m afraid…
nfrancie's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe 3.5 stars…Not my favorite of her books but pretty good, I enjoyed it and the 1920’s Prohibition-era setting was different. The best characters, IMO, were not the two main ones.