The Royal Wulff Murders: A Novel

Keith McCafferty

Feb 2012 · A Sean Stranahan Mystery Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The first novel in the clever and fast-paced Sean Stranahan Mystery Series.

When a fishing guide reels in the body of a young man on the Madison, the Holy Grail of Montana trout rivers, Sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects foul play. It's not just the stick jammed into the man's eye that draws her attention; it's the Royal Wulff trout fly stuck in his bloated lower lip. Following her instincts, Ettinger soon finds herself crossing paths with Montana newcomer Sean Stranahan.

Fly fisher, painter, and has-been private detective, Stranahan left a failed marriage and lackluster career to drive to Montana, where he lives in an art studio decorated with fly-tying feathers and mouse droppings. With more luck catching fish than clients, Stranahan is completely captivated when Southern siren Velvet Lafayette walks into his life, intent on hiring his services to find her missing brother. The clues lead Stranahan and Ettinger back to Montana's Big Business: fly fishing. Where there's money, there's bound to be crime.

Ratings and reviews

Good read. Interesting side discussion on trout fishing in Montana. Woven nicely into murder investigation crime story. Low key double love interest too.

About the author

Keith McCafferty is the award-winning survival editor of Field & Stream magazine, with a circulation of 1.25 million. He lives and works in Montana. This is his first novel.