Bucket Nut

Liza Cody has created an unforgettable character in Eva Wylie. She's as tough as the junk-yard dogs she lives with in her trailer. She's funny too, and vunlnerable and her life is a glimpse into a world most of us would not care to inhabit. But, another visit to her world would be looked foreward to with anticipation. Come back, Bucket Nut! We love you!

I want more! More of Eva books, more of Cody books!

Big, ugly and awfully streetwise, Eva Wylie turns over all characteristics commonly attributed to the female sex. From the very beginning the reader submits to her way of seeing and laughs about the flatness of all other characters around her. My favorite example: When Goldie is making up her eyes Eva's comment brought tears to my eyes so hard I had to laugh. Two thumbs up for the first STRONG literary heroine!!! Men around her become awfully ridiculous and short-sighted and women robots of female socialisation. Anna Lee was already an astounding character but Eva is really on top!The (female) world has been desperately waiting for Eva Wylie...Thank you so much, Liza Cody!!!

This is a fabulous, wonderful book. A completely different protagonist and a first-person story which is hilarious and tragic in turns - the more moving because Eva Wylie doesn't ask for sympathy and isn't even aware she might inspire it. It's not often I bother to read crime novels twice, but there's so much in this I know I'll be reading it a third, and a fourth ...

'Bucket Nut' is a very unusual mystery/suspense book with outstanding characters and an interesting plot. The book's main character is an interesting insight into a 'female lead' charachter, and her development provides the reader with a totally believable story. The plot is gritty and more than a bit unusual for some mystery fans: but the story and characters will grip you and hold you through.