Dead Lil' Hustler (Loon Lake) - Softcover

Houston, Victoria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440568405 ISBN 13: 9781440568404

Publisher: Gallery Books, 2014

Synopsis

It's mid-July in Loon Lake, and Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris has her hands full with the discovery of the skeletal remains of a missing bank executive and the murder of graduate student. To complicate matters, both victims were discovered on a hidden river deep in the national forest--a place that just so happens to be a dangerous wolf rendezvous site.

Lew recruits her close friend and fellow flyfisherman, retired dentist "Doc" Osborne, for his forensic and interrogation skills. But Doc has his own set of problems to worry about: his grandson is hospitalized with a grave illness, and now Lew seems to be getting too interested in the father of the murdered student--a well-to-do widower who is teaching her the Japanese art of tenkara flyfishing.

About this title

About the Author:

In her teens and twenties, mystery author Victoria Houston was the classic hometown girl who couldn't wait to leave her small Wisconsin town. She has not only returned to her hometown of Rhinelander, but she has based her popular Loon Lake mystery series in the region’s fishing culture. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on National Public Radio.

From Booklist:

When kayakers find a skeleton in the Nicolet National Forest near Loon Lake, Wisconsin, Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris begins a murder investigation. Soon after, at the request of her father, she undertakes a search for a missing graduate student, Liam Barber, who is finally found, shot to death in this same remote area. Complicating matters, this part of the forest is a wolf rendezvous site where wolves gather to raise their young. Even though Lew’s friend Doc Osborne is worried about his gravely ill grandson, he is able to help out as deputy coroner. With the help of Doc, fishing guide Ray Pradt, the county sheriff, and the FBI, Lew is able to connect the cases and catch two murderers. Populated with well-drawn characters and framed with a portrait of life in small-town Wisconsin, lovingly described wilderness areas, fly-fishing details (including the Japanese fly-fishing technique tenkara), and the particulars of wolf behavior, this mystery will appeal to fans of Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon novels, each of which takes place in a national park. --Sue OBrien

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1440568405
• ISBN 13: 9781440568404
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208