MYSTERY

Dead Float: A Cal Claxton Mystery

by Warren Easley
Poisoned Pen. Jul. 2014. 284p. ISBN 9781464202667. $24.95; pap. ISBN 9781464202681. $14.95; ebk. ISBN 9781464202698. M
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Cal just wants to be a small-town attorney and fly-fishing guide. His friend Philip Lone Deer, a popular Oregon guide, hires Cal for a gig on the Deschutes River, a corporate team-building retreat for a firm's executive leaders. Clearly, the team is squabbling; even worse, the CEO's wife had an affair with Cal the previous year. The first night, the CEO is murdered in his sleep. Cal's problems deepen: his fishing knife is the murder weapon. Cal and Philip must investigate on the side because the police believe they have solved the case. When someone tries to drown Cal, he uses his fishing skills to good advantage. What a showdown finish!
VERDICT Easley's folksy style belies an intense drama revolving around corporate greed and espionage. The second outing for this action-packed Oregon-based series (after Matters of Doubt) succeeds in quickly bringing readers up to speed. Pairs nicely with other boomer thrillers such as those by H. Terrell Griffin and also with fly-fishing mysteries by Keith McCafferty and Victoria Houston.
Reviewed by Teresa L. Jacobsen , Jul 01, 2014
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