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Bitch Creek by William G. Tapply (2004, Hardcover)

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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101592284353

ISBN-139781592284351

eBay Product ID (ePID)30517119

Product Key Features

Book TitleBitch Creek

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Mystery & Detective / General

Publication Year2004

GenreFiction

AuthorWilliam G. Tapply

FormatHardcover

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Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-048954

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsIn praise of Tapply's previous novels in the Brady Coyne series: "Tapply is...a worthy successor to Hammet and both MacDonalds (Ross and John)." --Chicago Tribune "Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."--Boston Globe "Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious...one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."--Publishers Weekly "William G. Tapply is a superstar who deserves wide readership."--Midwest Book Review "A new Brady Coyne novel is as easy to slip into as a well-worn pair of jeans...An entertaining and satisfying suspense novel."--Booklist "Tapply is a writer with a fine eye and an acute sense of place, and his novels drawn on the New England scene beautifully."--Boston Globe "With the distinctive presence of Coyne, William G. Tapply has established himself as one of the best practitioners of the hard-boiled school."--Washington Post "The best there is today."--Chicago Tribune "A splendid writer whose sleek prose matches his clever plots and vivid, interesting characters."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Mystery lovers will thoroughly enjoy Brady and the other characters that Tapply creates. They are sharply etched and, together with a deft narrative, make Tapply one of the best in the genre."--Florida Times-Union Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious. [Brady Coyne] is one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."--Publishers Weekly "Suspense accents the complex plot, a puzzler to the last page."--Daily Oklahoman "If you had to choose a lawyer/sleuth to have a drink with, you would be wise to pick Brady Coyne, star of Tapply's long-running series...as always with this invariably enjoyable series, the real fun is listening to Brady grouse about life's many little irritants, from work to relationships to the Red Sox. Set 'em up Joe; Brady's got a little story to tell."--Booklist "Virtually every flowing phrase of Muscle Memory impels the story or deepens character, and, quite often, both. Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."--Boston Globe "Well-told and compelling...Tapply keeps you guessing right to the end."--Detroit Free Press "Readers will find Tapply's Muscle Memory a pleasure...Tapply integrates Coyne's personal travails and his professional obligations, marking this novel as a model addition in a mature series: smoothly written, accessible to new readers, and solidly plotted. Picking up the latest Brady Coyne novel could easily become a muscle memory-that is, for those to whom it's not one already."--Publishers Weekly "Using his first-person style, Tapply gives an accurate picture of the Maine scene, with believable characters, finely tuned dialogue, and prose that flows as smoothly as a trout stream."--Bangor Daily News "Tapply's quiet and deliberate prose has always called to mind the expression 'Still waters run deep.' [This] should appeal to those who like action as well as interaction in their reading matter."--Boston Herald "Tapply is one of the best and most consistently good mystery writers in the business."--Tulsa World, "...it's wonderful to see Tapply get out of the city and into an altogether different kind of time that suits his unhurried storytelling perfectly."-- Kirkus Reviews, In praise of Tapply's previous novels in the Brady Coyne series: "Tapply is...a worthy successor to Hammet and both MacDonalds (Ross and John)." -- Chicago Tribune "Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."-- Boston Globe "Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious...one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."-- Publishers Weekly "William G. Tapply is a superstar who deserves wide readership."-- Midwest Book Review "A new Brady Coyne novel is as easy to slip into as a well-worn pair of jeans...An entertaining and satisfying suspense novel."-- Booklist "Tapply is a writer with a fine eye and an acute sense of place, and his novels drawn on the New England scene beautifully."-- Boston Globe "With the distinctive presence of Coyne, William G. Tapply has established himself as one of the best practitioners of the hard-boiled school."-- Washington Post "The best there is today."-- Chicago Tribune "A splendid writer whose sleek prose matches his clever plots and vivid, interesting characters."-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Mystery lovers will thoroughly enjoy Brady and the other characters that Tapply creates. They are sharply etched and, together with a deft narrative, make Tapply one of the best in the genre."-- Florida Times-Union Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious. [Brady Coyne] is one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."-- Publishers Weekly "Suspense accents the complex plot, a puzzler to the last page."-- Daily Oklahoman "If you had to choose a lawyer/sleuth to have a drink with, you would be wise to pick Brady Coyne, star of Tapply's long-running series...as always with this invariably enjoyable series, the real fun is listening to Brady grouse about life's many little irritants, from work to relationships to the Red Sox. Set 'em up Joe; Brady's got a little story to tell."-- Booklist "Virtually every flowing phrase of Muscle Memory impels the story or deepens character, and, quite often, both. Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."-- Boston Globe "Well-told and compelling...Tapply keeps you guessing right to the end."-- Detroit Free Press "Readers will find Tapply's Muscle Memory a pleasure...Tapply integrates Coyne's personal travails and his professional obligations, marking this novel as a model addition in a mature series: smoothly written, accessible to new readers, and solidly plotted. Picking up the latest Brady Coyne novel could easily become a muscle memory-that is, for those to whom it's not one already."-- Publishers Weekly "Using his first-person style, Tapply gives an accurate picture of the Maine scene, with believable characters, finely tuned dialogue, and prose that flows as smoothly as a trout stream."-- Bangor Daily News "Tapply's quiet and deliberate prose has always called to mind the expression 'Still waters run deep.' [This] should appeal to those who like action as well as interaction in their reading matter."-- Boston Herald "Tapply is one of the best and most consistently good mystery writers in the business."-- Tulsa World, :"The reliable Tapply introduces a new series with a real page-turner set in rural Maine. Tapply's down-to-earth style provides an uncomplicated plot with striking descriptions of Maine's wildest topography...Tantalizing questions about Stoney's previous life remain for a future installment."--Publishers Weekly "Featuring Tapply's trademark prose, a sensational plot, and a well-grounded protagonist, this should appeal to his fans as well as readers who enjoy outdoor mysteries."-- Library Journal "Bitch Creek is simply the best murder mystery I have read in years. The story has a surprise ending and leaves you dangling for more. This is a great yarn."--Wilderness Adventures This first Stoney Calhoun novel is a winning combination of beautiful setting and pleasingly complex mystery. Temporarily shelving his Brady Coyne series, Mr. Tapply has produced an excellent substitute for his lawyerly mysteries. Bitch Creek blends the charm of a first novel with the skill and expertise of an admired, long-running series."-Dallas Morning New "William G. Tapply is one of the mystery scene's most reliable performers, as evidenced by his solid, if not spectacular Brady Coyne series. This stand-alone novel (which could be the introduction to a new series), with its offbeat but appealing hero, shows him at his best."-San Diego Union Tribune "William G. Tapply writes about fly fishing so seductively...the novel contains a dandy mystery...the ending left me yearning to know more about Stoney's past."-- Boston Globe "...it's wonderful to see Tapply get out of the city and into an altogether different kind of time that suits his unhurried storytelling perfectly."-- Kirkus Reviews As in his long-running series starring quixotic Boston lawyer-sleuth Brady coyne, genre veteran Tapply mixes crisp plotting and character development iwth a subtle sense of time and place. This has the makings of a fine new series."--Booklist "The perfect mystery novel is not, for me, so tense that I find myself reading it deep into the night, but it is so well done that I look for reading time the next day...Bitch Creek is such a book, written by a master."-- Lincoln Star Journal

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SynopsisFinalist for the 2005 Ben Franklin Awards. "Tapply is . . . a worthy successor to Hammett and both MacDonalds (Ross and John)." -Chicago Tribune. " Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time." -The Boston Globe. William G. Tapply has created a fresh new world in BITCH CREEK, a steamy, perfectly crafted mystery introducing Stoney Calhoun, an unlikely hero. Stoney is a man without a past. A lightning strike obliterated his memory, and, as so many might like to do, he was given a chance to completely reinvent himself. That's not an easy task when a man doesn't know the slightest thing about himself. But Stoney was driven by some current within and ended up as a fishing guide in Maine. He's reeducating himself, he's in love, and life is good-until his friend and fellow fishing guide is murdered and Stoney suspects that he himself was the target. In a riveting process of revelation, Stoney begins investigating the murder and learns to his surprise that he is, in fact, a trained investigator. The process of discovering the murderer is also a process of self-discovery. Tapply has introduced an unlikely, yet intensely likeable protagonist. He has fashioned an ingenious plot simultaneously unfolding layers of personality and intrigue in his stunning new novel.

LC Classification NumberPS3570.A568 B57 2004