Lori S. (GroovyGlitterGirl) -
Helpful Score: 2
Side splitting prose, incredibly well done series. Sharyn Crumb's ability to weave a good tale makes you laugh out loud while you are getting your "who dun it" fix.
Helpful Score: 2
Sharyn McCrumb is always a pleasure. This yarn won't disappoint. It's another Elizabeth MacPherson novel, so reading earlier Elizabeth MacPherson tales is recommended but not necessary to understand the story.
Barbara H. (barbaralois) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 84 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great book with many twists and turns
Helpful Score: 1
Ninth in the series. Wish she would write more about Elizabeth.
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book! Her best of the series.
Another in the series of McCrumb's Elizabeth MacPherson's books
When A. P. Hill's old law school classmate, P. J. Purdue, makes the tabloids as one half of "The PMS Outlaws" things begin happening all over. Also worth mentioning is the fact that Elizabeth MacPherson has checkrd herself into the Cherry Hill treatment center in order to deal with the depression she feels after the apparent death of her husband at sea. McCrumb's usual great bill of fare.
When A. P. Hill's old law school classmate, P. J. Purdue, makes the tabloids as one half of "The PMS Outlaws" things begin happening all over. Also worth mentioning is the fact that Elizabeth MacPherson has checkrd herself into the Cherry Hill treatment center in order to deal with the depression she feels after the apparent death of her husband at sea. McCrumb's usual great bill of fare.
really good book, lots of humor and interesting discussion of grief, beauty, etc. I really enjoyed it a lot.
Lots of chuckling outloud when you read this one.
Lorraine T. (mysterylover) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 318 more book reviews
Hard to describe, but a fun read featuring Elizabeth MacPherson. I think it may have been the last in that series.
Gail B. (my2sense) -
If I could come up with a word that meant quirky and great -- I need to buy a vowel!
An interesting mystery - easy to read and fun!
Kristine S. (NHBookLover) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 293 more book reviews
Elizabeth comes to terms with the loss of her husband in this novel. Her brother and his partner have issues of their own. Of course, they become inter-mingled. Good read. I like these characters.
I really enjoy this author and this is my favorite one by her.
This book is the funniest thing I've read in a long time! I highly recommend it.
Exceptionaly funny with a thelma and louise type humor
I personally haven't read this, a co-worker gave it to me. It's not really my kind of reading...she said it was ok, but it was the kind of book that you wouldn't be upset if you accidentally left it on the plane.
Clever insights into personalities. Interesting Appalachian background with witty observations.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
Well, this appears to be the last of Elizabeth MacPherson's adventures and I may be happy about it. While I enjoyed the series, I did begin to tire of her antics and those of her family. In fact, I began to believe that Elizabeth was a bit of a flake.
In this adventure, Sharyn McCrumb seems to wrap it all up and lets Elizabeth get on with her life, as this book was written in 2000 and McCrumb went on to devote herself to another series.
Perhaps she also tired of Elizabeth. And as for Cameron, I won't miss him either.
In this adventure, Sharyn McCrumb seems to wrap it all up and lets Elizabeth get on with her life, as this book was written in 2000 and McCrumb went on to devote herself to another series.
Perhaps she also tired of Elizabeth. And as for Cameron, I won't miss him either.
Laura L. (Wildflower67) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 19 more book reviews
From back cover:
Hospitalized for depression over her missing husband, forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is pleased to discover that insanity liberates one from polite hypocrisy. Out in the real world, Elizabeth's brother, Bill, has bought a stately old mansion to use as his law office, only to find that the house comes with a charming codger-in-residence who is far too old to be a dangerous outlaw...isn't he? Meanwhile, Bill's law partner is trying to track down the PMS Outlaws--an escaped convict and her fugitive attorney--who are cruising pickup joints and wreaking a particular vengeance on lust-crazed men.
Hospitalized for depression over her missing husband, forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is pleased to discover that insanity liberates one from polite hypocrisy. Out in the real world, Elizabeth's brother, Bill, has bought a stately old mansion to use as his law office, only to find that the house comes with a charming codger-in-residence who is far too old to be a dangerous outlaw...isn't he? Meanwhile, Bill's law partner is trying to track down the PMS Outlaws--an escaped convict and her fugitive attorney--who are cruising pickup joints and wreaking a particular vengeance on lust-crazed men.
Durene R. (Berit913) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 373 more book reviews
Hospitalized for depression over her missing husband, forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is pleased to discover that insanity liberates one from polite hypocrisy. Out in the real world, Elizabeth's brother, Bill, has bought a stately old mansion to use as his law office, only to find that the house comes with a charming codger-in-residence who is far too old to be a dangerous outlaw...isn't he? Meanwhile, Bill's law partner is trying to track down the PMS Outlaws - an escaped convict and her fugitive attorney - who are cruising pickup joints and wrecking a peculiar vengeance on lust-crazed men.
witty....sad: Hospitalized for depression over her missing husband learns that insanity liberates one....
Hospitalized for depression over her missing husband, forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is pleased to discover that insanity liberates one from polite hypocrisy. Out in the real world, Elizabeth's brother, Bill, has bought a stately old mansion to use as his law office, only to find that the house comes with a charming codger-in-residence who is far too old to be a dangerous outlaw..isn't he? Meanwhile, Bill's law partner is trying to track down the PMS Outlaws - an escaped convict and her fugitive attorney - who are cruising pickup joints and wreaking a particular vengeance on lust-crazed men. (from back cover)
Lynda C. (Readnmachine) reviewed The PMS Outlaws (Elizabeth MacPherson, Bk 9) on + 1479 more book reviews
Sharyn McCrumb has a facility for coming up with wonderful, zany titles, and âThe PMS Outlawsâ is right up there with âBimbos of the Death Sunâ and âIf I'd Killed Him When I Met Himâ.
Unfortunately, the stories that unroll under these titles often resemble what comes up on the screen after you click on âWhat they found in this trash bin will astound you!â, and âThe PMS Outlawsâ, unfortunately, pretty much falls into that category.
Elizabeth MacPherson, McCrumb's amateur-sleuth / forensic anthropologist heroine is among the main characters (in fact the book is billed as âan Elizabeth MacPherson novelâ), but for most of it, she's a medicated zombie, locked into denial about the disappearance of her husband. (No, the book doesn't deal with his disappearance, or end with him being discovered amnesiac but healthy in the Orkney Isles.) MacPherson's brother's law partner carries most of the story, as she gets involved with the titular bandits â a couple of young women who lure horny but unsuspecting men into embarrassing situations before taking off with their possessions.
Things don't begin to come together until the halfway point of the book, and then they depend on ever more unlikely coincidences to draw things to their more-or-less resolution.
The best thing about this book is that it doesn't require much of your time. It would be an okay companion on a cross-country flight or in the waiting room at the maternity ward. But don't expect much beyond that.
Unfortunately, the stories that unroll under these titles often resemble what comes up on the screen after you click on âWhat they found in this trash bin will astound you!â, and âThe PMS Outlawsâ, unfortunately, pretty much falls into that category.
Elizabeth MacPherson, McCrumb's amateur-sleuth / forensic anthropologist heroine is among the main characters (in fact the book is billed as âan Elizabeth MacPherson novelâ), but for most of it, she's a medicated zombie, locked into denial about the disappearance of her husband. (No, the book doesn't deal with his disappearance, or end with him being discovered amnesiac but healthy in the Orkney Isles.) MacPherson's brother's law partner carries most of the story, as she gets involved with the titular bandits â a couple of young women who lure horny but unsuspecting men into embarrassing situations before taking off with their possessions.
Things don't begin to come together until the halfway point of the book, and then they depend on ever more unlikely coincidences to draw things to their more-or-less resolution.
The best thing about this book is that it doesn't require much of your time. It would be an okay companion on a cross-country flight or in the waiting room at the maternity ward. But don't expect much beyond that.
