Customer Reviews

Dying to Fly Fish: A Max Addams Fly-Fishing Mystery (Dead Letter Mysteries)

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This is the second Max Addams book I've read. As a flyfishman and reader of mysteries, I was immediately drawn to the books because of the fly fishing settings. I actually found the first book in the fishing section of the bookstore rather than the mystery section. The story follows the basic mystery formula: lots of suspects, false leads, and last minute plots twists. A few flaws: primarily missed opportunies or failures to ask and answer what I thought were obvious questions. Hardly a classic, but enjoyable; I'll read more of the Max Addams books as they become available. Fun, light reading for the fly fisherman to occupy his/her time when not fishing.

As a fly fisherman I would like to see more reliance on Max's fly fishing expertise to solve the murder. I think the author missed a great opportunity to have a major clue linked to the first victim's fly fishing tendencies. Think woolly bugger. I noticed it right away and kept waiting for Max to pick up on it, but was disappointed when he didn't. (Email me if you want to know what I am referring to.)

One pet peeve: why do some of the main characters smoke so much. I don't think it adds anything to the characters and find it annoying -- reminds me of old movies and mysteries where everybody always had a cigarette hanging out of their mouths. I don't know any fly fishermen who smoke. I think it's out of character for someone who enjoys the beauties and wonders of nature to smoke so much. David, if you're reading this, why not have Max and Stormy support each other in trying to quit smoking in your next book.

This book brought to life a whole slew of great characters that were very believable and rich. Good mystery fiction writing. It was enjoyed whole heartedly.

I loved reading about the wonderful scenery and outdoor activites. The mystery and well developed characters were bonus. This was my first Max Addams mystery. I look foward to reading more.

I wish there were more. I have read all of the Max Addams books, and they fufilled my expectations. David Leitz throws in a nice dose of "jaded" ad-man macho, a realistic setting and lots of suspense. Fun.

The author has truly grabbed both the Fly Fishing adventure and gracefully inserted the mystery of death and suspense to create a unique book that is hard to put down.

This book is the first, and only book I have come accross from a true fly fisherman that is not dedicated to the sport, but to the mystique, and fun of fly fishing. This book is written to lean towards the fly fishing adventure with the twist of mystery masterfully mingled in to create a fun adventure in the remote cabin location of Loon Vermont.

I found the book a lite adventure and trully pleasefull experiance that I could not put down. When I finished this adventure I went to the book store to locate any other books written by David Leitz and to my dissapointment his second book had not yet been released yet. When it was, I was first in line to get it.

Robert Burbag