The enemies Vietnam veteran Daniel McCloud made a generation ago catch up with him at his rural New England hideaway, sending Boston lawyer Brady Coyne, who befriended McCloud while defending him on marijuana charges, on a murder hunt. 12,500 first printing.
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In the 13th, and best yet, Brady Coyne mystery, the affable Boston lawyer investigates a case with roots in Vietnam and implications reaching to the highest levels of government. Daniel McCloud, a Vietnam vet suffering from exposure to Agent Orange, is busted in his small New England town for cultivation and possession of marijuana, which he uses to alleviate his pain. As a favor to a mutual friend, Coyne agrees to defend McCloud and then, after the case is dropped for no apparent reason, tries to help the former Green Beret find a publisher for the book he has written. Coyne's old college mate, now a literary agent, reads the manuscript, which Coyne has not seen, and suggests that the lawyer drop his involvement with the author. Soon the agent is murdered; next, McCloud is slain in gruesome fashion. Neither McCloud's live-in lover nor his cadre of Vietnam vet friends can shed light on the matter, not even after Coyne uncovers evidence that some earlier deaths among their circle are tied to recent events. Coyne presses for answers against all advice, exposing himself first to the business end of a sawed-off shotgun and, later, to a powerful man with unnamed government affiliation. Seen last in Death at Charity's Point , Brady Coyne is as human and likable as ever in this good, fast read.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Tapply, probably as popular as Robert Parker, gives series protagonist Brady Coyne another chance to shine. This time, Coyne represents Daniel McCloud, a reclusive Vietnam veteran and Agent Orange victim accused of trafficking in marijuana (which he requires as a medicine). The state drops the case without explanation, but Coyne becomes friendly with McCloud, who then asks him to get his book published. After the book disappears and someone murders McCloud, Coyne hastens to uncover what damning knowledge the man possessed. Polished prose, comfortable characters and surroundings, and an elegantly twisted plot produce a winner.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A brisk, light tale with a nice turn of phrase.,
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This review is from: The Snake Eater (Brady Coyne Mysteries) (Hardcover)
The Kirkus Review is right on. Very readable. Not deep. The author has a way of describing interesting siuations. The story develops well and then wraps up a little too neatly. Still, I liked it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Backwoods Connecticut?,
By sweetmolly (RICHMOND, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Snake Eater (Brady Coyne Mysteries) (Hardcover)
White-shoe lawyer, Brady Coyne, is called in to defend a friend of a friend, Daniel McCloud, who is facing felony jail time for having a large garden of the best marijuana. Daniel, a Viet Nam vet who has been Agent Oranged, claims he uses the drug only for medicinal purposes to relieve his terrible skin rash. Brady takes an instant liking to Daniel who is quiet, modest and completely self-reliant. He hunts, fishes, knows the forest as well as the animals, and has built a beautiful modern home by hand in rural Connecticut. Daniel gives Brady a box containing his "book" instructing him to find an agent to get his work published, but not to open it or read it. Then the mysteries start to pile up. Why did the D.A. drop charges against Daniel when they had an airtight case? It seems everyone who has contact with Daniel's book dies (including Daniel.) Why do the local cops dislike Daniel? Why are they not investigating his murder? At this point, we are right where we want to be as a reader--baffled, intrigued, and ready for more. Well, that's it folks. The suspense goes down like an old soufflé and we are left with half-answers or unlikely ones. The book just seems to run out of gas. Brady is a very likeable hero, he has non-intense, non-monogamous relationships. He is very laid back and admits that fly-fishing is his first love (and probably his second or third as well). What could have been a highly suspenseful story just leaves us hanging. Brady probably just went fishing. C-
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