The Royal Wulff Murders

By: Keith McCafferty

Narrated by: Rick Holmes

An award-winning editor for Field & Stream magazine, Keith McCafferty presents his debut novel, The Royal Wulff Murders. A local fisherman lands more than he bargained for when he pulls a dead body out of Montana’s Madison River. Sheriff Martha Ettinger takes on the case and soon comes into the company of reclusive artist, Montana newcomer, and ex-PI Sean Stranahan. After teaming up to investigate, Martha and Sean soon uncover evidence that the murder has ties to one of the state’s biggest industries: fly fishing.

©2012 Keith McCafferty (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC

Montana at its best, with a little murder

A murder mystery wrapped up in the Joy's of the beauty of southwestern Montana, scenery and fly fishing.

Heavy on fly fishing

What did you like best about The Royal Wulff Murders? What did you like least?

Perhaps a cut above average story and a good, sound performance. I'm not a fisherman, but the fly fishing details and threat to trout were interesting; nonetheless, I wouldn't welcome a steady diet of that much detail. I found the several physical injuries to the protagonist a bit overdone.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The who-done-it aspect was most interesting. The on-again-off-again romance episodes would hardly capture one's attention very effectively. If I had been reading, rather than listening, I would probably have skipped much of that.

Which character – as performed by Rick Holmes – was your favorite?

Hard to say what character was performed best. Rick Holmes was so practiced and adroit he became invisible as the reader. All one hears is the characters, and the performance becomes transparent, as it should with a really professional job.

Did The Royal Wulff Murders inspire you to do anything?

Well, . . . I'm not going to take up fly fishing for trout, if that's what you're asking; however, I am going to check on the author's latest book.

Start at first in series

What did you love best about The Royal Wulff Murders?

Accurately described locations, of sceneries where story unfolds.

What did you like best about this story?

Informative, interesting, attention holder

What about Rick Holmes’s performance did you like?

He seemed to be the correct person to do this job.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes kept my interest, made me look for time to get back into it.

Any additional comments?

Start with first in the series

A nice opening book

Looks like a series with lots of potential some good characters and a really good plot line the performance was good

I like this series set in Montana

This is first book of a Montana-based mystery series led by Sheriff Martha Ettinger and "private detective" Sean Stranahan. I like all the characters (except for the ridiculous Velvet Lafayette). The setting along the Madison River is written so beautifully, I have looked up the location and hope to get there some day. The story is told mostly from Stranahan's perspective. He is a young, good man with sharp intellect and instincts. There is some art, lots of fishing and some good dialog. I will definitely use a credit to purchase the next book in the series.

If you enjoy Walt Longmire or Joe Pickett mysteries, this will be a good listen for you.