Deadly Catch
A Mac Mcclellan Mystery
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · November 12, 2013
“The first cast of the day turned my dream vacation into a nightmare. . . .” After twenty-four years in the U.S. Marines, recently retired Mac McClellan is happy to be a civilian again.
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- Who it’s for
- A Florida fishing trip turns into a sharp-edged mystery about clearing your name.
- Genres
- Mystery, Suspense, Military Thrillers
- Published
- Seventh Street Books, November 12, 2013
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“The first cast of the day turned my dream vacation into a nightmare. . . .” After twenty-four years in the U.S. Marines, recently retired Mac McClellan is happy to be a civilian again. He is enjoying a leisurely fishing vacation in the Florida panhandle when he hooks a badly decomposed body. Then, when a bag of rare marijuana is discovered stashed aboard his rental boat, he realizes someone is setting him up to take the fall for murder and drug smuggling.
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Mac’s plans for a more laid-back life must be put on hold while he works to clear his name as the number one suspect. Mac launches an investigation with the help of Kate Bell, a feisty saleslady at the local marina with whom he has struck up a promising relationship. Along the way he must butt heads and match wits with local law enforcement officials, shady politicians, and strong-armed thugs from the Eastern Seaboard to sniff out and bring the real smuggler and killer to justice. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Trouble on the Water
A Florida fishing trip turns into a sharp-edged mystery about clearing your name.
Come here for
- A fishing vacation gone badly wrong
- A retired Marine investigating murder and drug smuggling
Expect
- Suspicion, local power plays, and a race to find the real culprit
- A civilian life interrupted by trouble on the water
Where it sits
| Suspense | 41% |
|---|---|
| Military Thrillers | 30% |
| Mystery | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cozy Mysteries
- Suspense
- Military Thrillers
- Authors
- E. Helms Michael
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- November 12, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Cozy Mysteries