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Cork on the Water

by Macdonald Hastings

ISBN13: 9781890373061
ISBN10: 1890373060
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Reel mystery, reel murder? Fly fishing is the vacation made to order until the catch is a dead corpse. Follow Montague Cork on this adventure through the Scottish Highlands as he casts the line that will hook the man who thinks he got away. Originally published in 1951, this reprint of a classic British mystery has delighted readers (and fly fishermen) with its old world charm and excitement. Written by adventurer and author Macdonald Hastings, "Cork on the Water" will feed you a little line and hook you when you least expect it.
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brook Kelly, December 23, 2007 (view all comments by brook Kelly)
In the summer of 1949, Colonel Adrien de Crecy Johnson is fishing in the Highland river Edendale when he hooks a great salmon. However, as he reels the fish in during a monumental struggle that takes the fisherman all across the water, he finds himself amidst a decomposed human corpse. Apparently the victim, Gabriel Daggers, purchased a large life insurance policy only five months ago from the Anchor Accident Insurance Company.
The insurance company's General Manager Montague Cork was planning to go on a three-week salmon-fishing trip. He decides to visit the locale where the seemingly healthy Daggers allegedly drowned, as the case feels suspiciously wrong. However, Montague never suspected that the inquiries would interrupt his fishing trip, but then again he was unaware of the villainous activities that permeate the Scottish Highlands.

CORK ON THE WATER is a reprint of a 1951 novel that fans of historiography will fully enjoy. The story line is entertaining as the mystery unfolds. Montague is a wonderful character and his sidekick Robert Shipley adds humor and depth to the tale. However, what makes this tale so much fun is that Macdonald Hastings paints a masterpiece of 1949 England that does not depend on research as he was there to write a contemporary. Joyfully, more Cork reprints are to follow.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781890373061
Author:
Hastings, MacDonald
Publisher:
Greycliff Publishing Company
Location:
Helena, Mont. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Traditional British
Edition Number:
3
Series Volume:
5251--97-324
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
255
Dimensions:
8.50x5.56x.60 in. .69 lbs.
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