The last thing The Dog wanted was to find another body.

But there was Annie Adams—the barn lady—floating dead at his feet, her easel and paints set up on the bridge above his head. Standing defiantly beside them, a frightened and stubborn nine-year-old—The Avalanche Kid—shotgun in hand, dares the Dog, “You saw me hit her. Now go ahead and tell somebody.”

And so the Dog wades through “Kussmaul country,” encountering some scandalous paintings, a dispute over trespassing, a shunned Amish woman on meth, and a quite possibly rabid beaver.

And the Dog knows, this is not a fishing trip.

 

Praise for The Blood Knot

“A superbly told tale of trout and red herrings chased with vodka and Tang…The tetchy xenophobia of Witness combined with the unbridled energy of Deliverance and a touch of The Compleat Angler: one helluva story.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“[Galligan] brilliantly draws the Snopes-like Kussmauls while writing with flair and passion about fly-fishing, art and fate.”—Publishers Weekly

“Fly fishing, drug abuse, and a backwoods Amish community form an unlikely yet irresistible mix in this deeply-textured noir.”—Mystery Scene Magazine

The Blood Knot was selected as Crimespree Magazine's Book of the Year in 2005 and one of January Magazine's Best of the Year.