Casting in Dead Water

by David Leitz

Anticipating a season of fly fishing and relaxation at a Vermont Lodge, Max Addams is alarmed when the arrival of a lumber company culminates in the death of hundreds of trout and the murder of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312957793
• ISBN13: 9780312957797
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Don't Take it So Seriously

To try and compare David Leitz with Burke or even Chandler would be a mistake. I think his writing is just plain fun. One of the joys of fly fishing is the atmosphere of mountain streams within walking distance of a cabin tucked into the forest waiting with a crackling fire and a dog curled up on a blanket. Then let's add a little thrill to the scene with an unsolved murder. If you read it for a quick, enjoyable thrill and to keep the fishing fires burning when you can't get to that cabin, then so be it. If you read it with the critical mind of an English professor, I'd say lighten up a bit. For the cost of a paperback, I think this is a very enjoyable read. Do yourself a favor and try it out.

Loved it! Max Addams is the "Spenser" of fly fishing.

The author obviously knows fly fishing. Interestingly, you don't have to. Leitz manages to give you just the right taste of this poetic sport mixed perfectly with a top notch plot, fantastic characters and wonderful Vermont setting. The forest clear-cutting background in this story is quite timely and the murderer is very well disguised. I can't wait to get my hands on the other two books in ths series. Mr. Leitz, if you're reading this, "keep writing!"