The Royal Wulff Murders

By: Keith McCafferty

Narrated by: Rick Holmes

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

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

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.

Good Easy Read....er listen

If you could sum up The Royal Wulff Murders in three words, what would they be?

Good easy read.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Royal Wulff Murders?

The almost near drowning of Stranahan by the murderer.

Have you listened to any of Rick Holmes’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really-the book is an enjoyable, easy read, mystery.

Any additional comments?

If there is a negative the character which is the actual murderer is not introduced in the book until you are halfway into the book. I personally like for all the characters to be introduced up front. Let the games begin!

A royal finish

a bit of a slow start but a heck of a finish. Looking forward to the series

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.

you may have heard this before

enjoyed the passion of the writer his love of fishing and out doors and all things western. Hay,come on. You count all the stream fisherman in America and you have nothing more them a few high school, big city graduation classes. what about the rest of his reader's!





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Slow and drawn out

This book dragged on too long for me. While the protagonist was likeable enough, I didn't like either of the women too much and all of the rich anglers blended together.

Great read

I throughly enjoyed this book. It’s at the same level as Walt Longmire and Joe Pickett. I want more of all three

McLafferty really is in capable of developing a female character

I like the book I’ve read one other of his and I will read more but he doesn’t develop female characters the only reason the sheriff comes off halfway believable is because she is very analytical and more like a man but the Mississippi maven was not believable not engaging in fact she was an annoyance

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