Bobos face had lost the element of boy that had made it sweet. Join facebook to connect with lily winthrop and others you may know. She was born and raised in the mississippi river delta area. A lily bard mystery kindle edition by harris, charlaine. Your basic hunk moves over from the lilly bard series grandson of. The television show was a critical and financial success for hbo, running seven seasons, from 2008 through 2014. Midnight crossroad is a quirky book about the very small town of midnight and its exotic inhabitants.
My heart sank, while another part of me reacted in a far different way. Bobo winthrop, pawnshop owner, good looking and likable. As the books develops he meets his neighbours the owner of the pawnshop bobo winthrop from the lily bard books, his lodgers who only go out at night, the resident witch and her cat, the very strange minister who has a pet cemetery, and the other inhabitants. Isnt bobo winthrop in one of the lily bard series and midnight texas. Dylan bruce chats bobo winthrop on midnight, texas the. Manfreds landlord, bobo winthrop, runs a pawn shop with a very pale. Atmosphere, midnight crossroad is steeped in it, warm, familiar, comfy, scary and fun. Two people charlaine harris fans will know, reside in midnight. Charlaine harris on bobo winthrop 419 charlaine harris writes exclusively for shotsblog about bobo winthrop whom we first meet in her lily bard series but who has come into his own in her midnight series between 1996 and 2001, i wrote the lily bard books. Manfred moves to midnight into a house owned by no other than the handsome but slightly dopey bobo winthrop from the shakespeare books. Charlaine harris on bobo winthrop 419 confidential. This character is the owner of body time, the gym that the residents of shakespeare frequent. Character profile for lily bard from shakespeares landlord.
She switched to novels a few years later, and achieved publication in. What these two characters have in common is that they were fanfavourites, and nice guys who finished last. Charlaine harris schulz born november 25, 1951 is an american author who specializes in mysteries. The next night, almost all the people in midnight went up the steps to gather in the pawnshop owned by bobo winthrop, owner and proprietor, who worked the midnight pawn was a very old store with wooden floors that creaked in a friendly way. If you could sum up midnight crossroad in three words, what would they be.
A word from charlaine harris, plus midnight crossroad chapters 1. Manfred just wants some peace and quiet to build up his online psychic business. Shakespeare, arkansas, is a small southern town with plenty of secrets, and charlaine harriss lily bard, fresh from her acclaimed debut in shakespeares landlord, is just one more of its residentsalbeit one harboring a few secrets of her ownwith a desire to live quietly lily keeps to herself, between her job as a cleaning woman for several townspeople and her visits to the gym. I read the book bobo was in because theres an event that takes place that basically propels bobo into the lifestyle hes in now. She is best known for the adaptations of her series the southern vampire mysteries, which was adapted as the tv series true blood. This new series features manfred bernardo from harriss harper connelly series, bobo winthrop from lily bard, a character called fiji cavanaugh has a relative who is a bon temps sheriff, the detective arthur from aurora teagarden pops up. There, early one morning, she and young bobo winthrop discover the body of fitness enthusiast del packardcrushed by a weightladen bar. Harris has taken bobo winthrop from her lily bard mystery series, so she can continue to comment on the growth of. When i realized bobo, whom id created for the lily bard books, was a good fit for midnight, i started revisiting. Jun 11, 2014 the book starts with manfred from the harper connelly series arriving in the tiny town and renting an apartment from bobo winthrop from the lily bard series.
Midnight, texas looks like a pretty standard driedup western town, with lots of vacant buildings and few fulltime inhabitants. Bobo s face had lost the element of boy that had made it sweet. Midnight, texas provides a safe haven for supernatural and human misfits. Apr 08, 2015 charlaine harris writes exclusively for shotsblog about bobo winthrop whom we first meet in her lily bard series but who has come into his own in her midnight series between 1996 and 2001, i wrote the lily bard books. May 07, 2014 longtime harris fans will recognize manfred as a character from her harper connelly mysteries, and pawnshop owner bobo winthrop appeared in her lily bard series. A lily bard mystery lily bard mysteries book 2 kindle edition by harris, charlaine. Two of those souls have made appearances in previous harris series. However, each one of these misfits harbour some deep, dark secrets. Bobo has put his past behind him and moved to this small texas town to run a pawnshop. I have always liked bobo despite the fact that he is beautiful, smart enough to scrape by, and has everything he has ever expressed a wish for. Lily bard lives an unassuming life, safely tucked away from painful and haunting memories.
Midnight crossroad is the first book in the midnight texas trilogy by popular american author, charlaine harris. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Character profile for bobo winthrop from midnight crossroad. Lily bard mysteries a one more story games production. Dylan bruce midnight, texas interview entertainment focus. I try not to give harper connelly or lily bardspoilers away but i do.
Despite their being from two different worlds, bobo admired lily s karate skill, her bodybuilding determination, and her character. Every week, the tv series fills in the blanks for one of the characters. Lily bard is the protagonist of five novels and one short story written by charlaine harris, and makes a cameo appearance in the sookie stackhousesouthern vampire series. Lily bard mysteries lily bard, the strongwilled housecleaner turned amateur sleuth in charlaine harriss thrilling mystery series, moves to fictional shakespeare, arkansas, to start life anew. Bobo winthrop first appears in the lily bard shakespeare series of mystery novels written by charlaine harris between 1996 and 2001. The protagonist is a housecleaner with a terrible past and a talent for karate. Lily bard spent the last four years trying to hide and heal from the secrets of her past. The body in shakespeare park, located in rural arkansas in 1996. Lily bard is an amatuer sleuth who gets involved in the darker aspects of the community she lives in. I followed it up, and up, to the face of my friend bobo winthrop. Dylan bruce chats bobo winthrop on midnight, texas the gate. Lily cleans houses for a living and works out at the bodytime gym. Two people charlaine harris fans will know reside in midnight.
Bobo winthrop from the lily bard series, owner of the towns pawn shop and manfred bernardo, newly arrived in midnight and the person through whom we discover many of its eccentricities. This character is a college student who works part time at the body time gym. Your own life is plenty hard without complicating it with that of another. And nobody knows how strong she is until racial violence has her lookin theres something rotten in shakespeare. With francois arnaud, dylan bruce, parisa fitzhenley, arielle kebbel. This character is new to shakespeare and is a genealogist. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Police chief claude freidrich, lilys neighbor and wouldbe lover, doesnt have a clue. The book starts with manfred from the harper connelly series arriving in the tiny town and renting an apartment from bobo winthrop from the lily bard series. It struck me as a sort of lake wobegon with vampires, witches, psychics, biker gangs and a talking cat. A small texas town is crossroad of supernatural secrets. Shakespeare, arkansas was a quiet place until a body is discovered steps from lily s door and threatens to unravel old wounds and dredge up sinister memories. Longtime harris fans will recognize manfred as a character from her harper connelly mysteries, and pawnshop owner bobo winthrop appeared in her lily bard series.
Lilys past is also dark and she initially attempts to. Lily and bobo were in the same karate class, and lily cleaned the winthrop home. Charlaine harris writes exclusively for shotsblog about bobo winthrop whom we first meet in her lily bard series but who has come into his. The other secondary character who has been upgraded to protagonist is bobo winthrop, golden boy of shakespeare the town of harriss lily bard series. The last time id seen bobo, hed been involved in a family tragedy that had torn the winthrop clan in two. This is the place where del packard is found dead by lily bard and bobo winthrop.
I did my due diligence and i went back to the lily bard series. Lily bard was running from shattering memories when she moved to shakespeare, arkansas. Isnt bobo winthrop in one of the lily bard series and. Lilys past is also dark and she initially attempts to stay out of the public eye, but cant allow bad. Shakespeare, arkansas, is a small southern town with plenty of secrets, and charlaine harriss lily bard, fresh from her acclaimed debut in shakespeares landlord, is just one more of its residentsalbeit one harboring a few secrets of her ownwith a desire to live quietly. For instance, in the midnight texas books we encounter manfred bernardo, who also appears in the harper connelly series, and bobo winthrop, who appears in the lily bard shakespeare series, and john quinn, who appears in the southern vampire series. Bobo winthrop from the lily bard series, manfred bernardo from the harper connelly series and the sheriff from the aurora teagarden series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shakespeares champion. Police chief claude freidrich, lilys neighbor and wouldbe lover, doesnt have a. Midnight crossroad audiobook charlaine harris audible. Bobo winthrop, eighteen and chockfull of hormones, emerged from his fully equipped jeep.
The remote towns residents include a vampire, an angel, a witch and an assassinforhire. By charlaine harris midnight crossroad midnight texas 1. Charlaine harris is a new york times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty years. Enter the world of charlaine harris lily bard mysteries. Midnight is a safe haven for those who are different, but with the presence of outsiders, the residents band together and form a strong and unlikely family. Bobo winthrop character was first introduced in charlaine harris shakespearlily bard series. Manfred is described as being much shorter than bobo. Bobo is recovering from the loss of his girlfriend, who every in town believes left him months prior to the beginning of the book. Charlaine harris on bobo winthrop shotsmag confidential. She takes martial arts lessons, works hard at her job, and tries to forget about the traumatic attack in her past that left her confidence shaken. A martial arts expert with a past she hopes to keep secret, she takes up residence in the small town of shakespeare, arkansas, where she works as a freelance maid. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and teenage angst, she began writing plays when she attended rhodes college, in memphis, tennessee. In tonights episode, unearthed, pawn shop owner bobo winthrops dylan bruce.
Last year i was so thrilled with harriss new series, and counted midnight, crossroad as one of my favourite books of 2014. Manfred, i remembered very well indeed, and bobo not at all. The idea was so painful that i had to admit to myself, all over again, that. Midnight crossroad by charlaine harris quirky and unexpected. Manfred bernardo from the harper connolly series and bobo winthrop from the lily bard mysteries. The authors strong, often silent heroine, lily bard, and shakespeare, arkansas, her adopted hometown, in a second appearance shakespeares landlord, 1996. Sep 15, 2014 midnight crossroad is a quirky book about the very small town of midnight and its exotic inhabitants. However, the actor that plays manfred in the show is an inch taller than the actor who plays bobo. Bobo, though maybe twelve years younger than me, was. Alex brown is an archivist, research librarian, writer, geeknerdloserweirdo, and allaround pop culture obsessive who watches entirely too much tv. This character is the chief of police in shakespeare, arkansas. May 21, 2014 alex brown is an archivist, research librarian, writer, geeknerdloserweirdo, and allaround pop culture obsessive who watches entirely too much tv. Aug 21, 2017 midnight, texas provides a safe haven for supernatural and human misfits.
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