Dead Float (Cal Claxton Mysteries, 2)

Dead Float (Cal Claxton Mysteries, 2) by Easley, Warren C. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781464202667.

"A fast-paced, tightly woven who-dunnit that kept me guessing to the end. Easleys vivid landscapes and well-drawn characters evoke comparisons to James Lee Burke, and Cal Claxton is as determined and resourceful as Burkes Dave Robicheaux." ―Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author Cal Claxton―a former LA prosecutor now practicing law in Oregons wine country and who works to fish―has to pinch himself when his best friend Philip Lone Deer asks him to assist guiding a group of executives from a high tech firm in Portland. For a fly fisherman, it doesnt get any better than the salmon fly hatch on the Deschutes River, Oregons legendary trout fishing venue. The execs, however, arent coming just to fish. Theyre engaging in a conflict-resolution exercise where the future of the firm is to be determined. And Cal learns, too late, that the companys CEO is bringing his wife, the woman with whom Cal had a fling after their last Lone Deer-guided fishing trip. Cal soon broke it off, but.... The trip through the remote Deschutes Canyon turns ugly when CEO Hal is murdered during the first nights camp. Everyone in the party is a suspect, especially Cal. And his knife and vest have disappeared. Does the fact that the companys value is about to explode play into the crime? What about the freight line running along the river? Could a hired killer have come and gone from the scene of the crime by hopping trains? As two local cops come down heavily on Cal, can he come up with a water-tight solution as he did in the tricky Portland case Matters of Doubt?