I liked the main characters in this book (the only book in the series I have read) but the plot was ridiculous with every other person indiscriminately shooting their machine gun or throwing their grenade.
If it had focused on the people a bit more and not a shoot at everything story, I might be continuing on to the next book, because I think these characters could be interesting.
There was also an afterword by the author that may be saying all this mayhem was because he had been accused of writing cozy mysteries. Maybe I would have liked those better, but I am not willing to try after this book. ( )

Fourth, and most recent in the Mad Dog & Englishman mystery series featuring Sheriff English and his family and the wacky folks of Benteen County, Kansas. Like the previous books, this is a wild and wacky tale with odd sets of circumstances coming together to create utter chaos for a brief period of time. I think Mercury is in permanent retrograde in Benteen county. ::grin: This book comes complete with shoot ‘em up villains, small-town politics and religious nutters galore as election day arrives and the hot race being the one for Sheriff. Sheriff English is certain he’s going to lose, since the religious right has been whipped into a frenzy by his opponent and Englishman is decidedly moderate on the political scale. But he doesn’t even have time to vote himself as the day unfolds with his deputy Wynn (aka Win Some, Lose Some) crashing into a school bus full of kids during a high-speed chase before dawn even breaks, a shooting at the high school, and a man caught stuffing the ballot boxes. Mad Dog comes home from a spiritual retreat to find a bloody message on his door and his wolf/dog Hailey’s water poisoned, which eventually ties into Englishman’s business as well. Bizarre plot, crazy doings, and poor Sheriff English without a deputy to help—until he deputizes one of his daughters who came home from college after having a feeling that Englishman was in trouble. Boy, was she right! Enjoyable though intense and crazy, I do hope Hayes continues this series—but I’m caught up for now! Yay! ( )