The Nail Knot
by John Galligan
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A real treat.
—Library Journal
DESCRIPTION: BOOK #1 IN FLY FISHING MYSTERY SERIES
The going has gotten tough, and Ned “Dog” Oglivie has gone fishing. Fly fishing. For trout. All across America. At least until his money runs out . . .
Driven by tragedy to turn his back on human society, the Dog is on a quest to fish himself into oblivion. And he’s nearly made it. Playing the back highways of America in a wounded old RV . . . provisioned with a supply of peanut butter sandwiches, bad cigars, and vodka-Tang . . . armed with a loaded pistol (for when the money runs out) . . . the Dog is nearly at the end of his tether when he rolls into little Black Earth, Wisconsin, intending to fish the yellow sally stonefly hatch . . . and finds a body instead.
Who killed Jake Jacobs, fellow fly fisher and late-coming agitator who was trying to save Black Earth Creek? Why was Jacobs disfigured in such a peculiar way? Why does the Dog give a damn? Can he rekindle his faith and interest in humankind? By caring about the death of a stranger, can the Dog recover his own life? Can he untie The Nail Knot?
PRAISE: THE NAIL KNOT
Galligan portrays the radiantly quirky characters with deft strokes, pulling their strings with panache and outlining their world with humor and acceptance. A real treat.
—Library Journal
The Nail Knot is a sure-handed first cast in a new outdoor mystery series that will appeal to trout hounds and tenderfeet alike. Keep your eye on John Galligan and Bleak House Books.
—Sean Doolittle
REVIEWS & MEDIA MENTIONS
Book review: ‘The Nail Knot’ by John Galligan, The County Line by Larry Ballwahn – June 2021
Murder, mystery and the great outdoors, Salmon Arms Observer column by James Murray – November 2019
Casting Around Book Review: The Nail Knot by John Galligan – January 2011
Mystery*file.com review: JOHN GALLIGAN – The Nail Knot and other fly-fishing mysteries – 2007