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Original Title:	Shoot the Moon
ISBN:	0446695068 (ISBN13: 9780446695060)
Edition Language:	English

Shoot the Moon Paperback | Pages: 368 pages

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Title	:	Shoot the Moon
Author	:	Billie Letts
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2005 by Grand Central Publishing (first published January 1st 2004)
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Adult Fiction

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From one of America's best-loved storytellers - the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller WHERE THE HEART IS - comes a tale of a small Oklahoma town and the mystery that has haunted its residents for years.

In 1972, windswept DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the murder of a young mother, Gaylene Harjo, and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the child's pajama bottoms were discovered on the banks of Willow Creek, everyone feared that he, too, had been killed, although his body was never found.

Nearly thirty years later, Nicky Jack mysteriously returns to DeClare, shocking the town and stirring up long-buried memories. But what he discovers about the night he vanished is more astonishing than he or anyone could have imagine. Piece by piece, what emerges is a story of dashed hopes, desperate love, and a secret that still cries out for justice...and redemption.

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Ratings: 3.69 From 10998 Users | 1039 Reviews

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Really a 3.5. The killer was concealed cleaverly. Entertaining, fast read. A change of pace .



Shoot the Moon, a novel by Billie Letts, landed in my to-read pile after a spring cleaning of my bookshelf. The paperback was hiding behind a couple of books that I had read long ago, but couldnt part with. Originally published in 2005, Shoot the Moon is an excellent piece of storytelling that cannot be put down. Picture, if you will, DeClare, a small, dusty town in rural Oklahoma. The year is 1972. Gaylene Harjo lives in a sad trailer just outside of town with her ten month old son, Nicky Jack.

Interesting plot idea. Writing not too interesting. Not recommended

This is a sort of Hallmark card of a story. The cover promises "a little bit of mystery, a small piece of romance" and that's what you get. It's the sort of thing you're gonna like if you like that sort of thing. It's not a great story, but it's a story. If you like absurdly happy endings, don't mind absurdities & reading about Wal-Mart as THE place to shop, and can deal with simplistic characters grab some Billie Letts.

Hmm... The Honk and Holler Opening Soon was full of weird characters and dysfunctional functioning and just plain fun rollocking action.The writing in this book is sweet and clear, but it's fairly predictable what's going to happen. Maybe she peaked with the second book. Dunno. The other books were more atmospheric too.But I LIKE Billie Letts, the person/brand/writer. She has a nice feel, a decency, she doesn't try to impress with craft at the expense of clarity and she's got such sweet honesty

Well.I ended up LOVING this book. I had read a few pages and had read the back blurb a couple of times and had convinced myself that I was NOT going to like this book. I finally picked it back up (because I was SO tired of Jane Eyre) and read it in 1 day. I LOVED this book.Its the story of a young girl, who finds herself pregnant, gives birth and then is murdered (and its never solved) and supposedly, her son is murdered as well. Fast forward 20+ years and a young man comes in to the town