Bitch Creek A Novel

William G. Tapply has created a fresh new world in Bitch Creek, a steamy, perfectly crafted mystery introducing Stoney Calhoun, an unlikely hero. Stoney is a man without a past. A tragic event has obliterated his memory and he has been given-as so many might like to receive-a chance to reinvent himself. That's not an easy task when a man doesn't know anything about himself, except that he is smart and utterly self-reliant. Stoney is driven by a current from within. He has settled in Maine and has become a fishing guide, and he's busy re-educating himself. He's also in love, and he is slowly coming to terms with the sometimes ghostly glimpses of his past. Life is sweet, until someone close to him is murdered, and Stoney suspects that he himself was the intended target. In a riveting process of investigation and self- discovery, Stoney delves deep into the mysteries of the murder and begins, unwittingly, to uncover vital truths about himself.

William G. Tapply is a professor of English at Clark University where he teaches creative writing. He is the author of more than twenty books of crime fiction--his revered Brady Coyne series--as well as numerous books on fishing and wildlife. He lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with his wife, novelist Vicki Stiefel, and his bird dog, Burt.