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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1982
  • Latest Book:
    June 2014
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Full Series List in Order

A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery

1 - The Blight Way (Feb-2006)
2 - Avalanche (Apr-2007)
3 - The Double-Jack Murders (Oct-2009)
4 - The Huckleberry Murders (Nov-2010)
5 - The Tamarack Murders (Apr-2013)
6 - Circles in the Snow (Jun-2014)

Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • With tongue pressed firmly in cheek and a gentle but penetrating eye for human foibles, Patrick F. McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in the recreations of camping, hunting, and fis...



  • More humorous observations and insights into the agonies and ecstacies of hunting, fishing, and camping by the author of They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?and other celebrations of life in the wild....



  • Bestsellers by America's favorite humorist:A Fine And Pleasant MiseryThey Shoot Canoes, Don't They?Never Sniff A Gift FishThe Grasshopper TrapRubber Legs And White Tail-hairsThe Night The Bear Ate GoombawWhatchagot Stew (with Patricia "The Troll" McM...



  • A collection of humorous anecdotes by the author of The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw discusses worrying, McManus's first kiss, relieving stress through fantasies, and more. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour....



  • America's best-selling outdoor humorist for adults has a secret following: middle-grade and young-adult readers.Never Cry "Arp!" is a lively collection of twelve stories about young Pat's misadventures in the Great American Wilderness.All the McManu...



  • Like Twain -- or more contemporary humorists Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor -- Patrick McManus shares the belief that life's eternal verities exist primarily to be overturned. In McManus's world, all steaks should be chicken-fried, strong coffee is ...



  • Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho -- and a fellow who dropped twenty pounds on Atkins -- had been thinking about asking out Jan Whittle, his grade-school sweetheart. Problem is, he's already promised to celebrate his dad's seventy-fifth birth...



  • SHERIFF BO TULLY OF BLIGHT COUNTY, IDAHO, IS BACK. When the call comes in that Mike Wilson, the unlikable owner of West Branch Lodge, has gone missing, Sheriff Tully is delighted. This is an excellent opportunity for Tully, his tracker pal Dav...



  • America’s “most gifted outdoor humorist” (Detroit Free Press) regales readers with this collection of gut-busting, man vs. nature tales originally published in such magazines as Field & Stream and Outdoor Living.Patrick F. McManus’s hilar...






  • Sheriff Bo Tully is the kind of western lawman who's as good with the ladies as he is with his guns, and he never lets a death threat get in the way of a good barbecue. He's a man with a sense of humor, which comes in handy when trying to establish o...



  • Sheriff Bo Tully is the brand of western lawman who uses as much cunning and guile on the ladies as he does solving his cases. He's a man with a sense of humor and a hunch for the truth, which comes in handy when trying to capture killers and establi...



  • Bo Tully, sheriff of Blight County, Idaho, has seen his share of small-town crime. Fact is, everyone in the area knows Tully, and knows his Blight Way of doing things. But when he and his deputy hike into the deep woods, tracking a suspected bank rob...



  • Bo Tully, Sheriff of Blight County, Idaho, has dealt with small-town crime throughout his long, storied career. Now, contemplating retirement after years on the job, Tully is faced with perhaps his most perplexing case yet. When area bald eagles star...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Patrick F. McManus has published 13 books.

Patrick F. McManus does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Circles in the Snow, was published in June 2014.

The first book by Patrick F. McManus, They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?, was published in September 1982.

Yes. Patrick F. McManus has 1 series.