Dead Man's Fancy Dead Man's Fancy

Publisher Description

The third novel starring Montana's fly fisherman-cum-detective Sean Stranahan, for fans of C. J. Box and Craig Johnson

Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout.

As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptress’s spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill that’s been claimed by a wolf pack. An accident? If not, is the killer human or animal? With painter, fly fisherman, and sometimes private detective Sean Stranahan’s help, Ettinger will follow clues that point to an animal rights group called the Clan of the Three-Clawed Wolf and to their svengali master, whose eyes blaze with pagan fire.

In their most dangerous adventure yet, Stranahan and Ettinger find themselves in the crossfire of wolf lovers, wolf haters, and a sister bent on revenge, and on the trail of an alpha male gone terribly wrong.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2014
January 2
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
2.5
MB

Customer Reviews

Drm1814 ,

Great read

I love how McCafferty weaves fly fishing & murder mystery into the Montana landscape

azherrfun ,

Dead Man’s Fancy

Thoroughly enjoyed this effort by McCafferty. A big improvement over earlier books in the series. Of special note to me personally - there was far less trout fishing and fly tying, which seemed to make the story flow better. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Cutthroat fly girl ,

Dead Mans Fancy

Loved the book! It's great to read a mystery that keeps you guessing.

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