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Fly Fishing, Montana Wilderness, and Murder with Keith McCafferty

08.17.2020 - By Alexandra AmorPlay

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The brand new Sean Stranahan mystery is here!

I have been a fan of Keith McCafferty's since his first book, The Royal Wulff Murders (each mystery in the series is named after a fly fishing tie), so it is a huge thrill for me to have him on the show. We had a great chat about Montana, six-toed cats, mountain lions, book research and more.

If you haven't read Keith's Sean Stranahan books, you're in for a treat! The Bangtail Ghost is book eight in the series and is released on 18 August 2020. The books are all beautifully written, with rich, compelling characters, interesting settings and mysteries.

In the interview, Keith and I mention his son Tom who is a painter and who inspired Sean Stranahan's work as an artist. You can see Tom's incredible paintings here on his website and also here at the Cole Gallery in Seattle.

This week's mystery author

Keith McCafferty is the Survival and Outdoor Skills editor of Field & Stream and the author of eight novels in the Sean Stranahan mystery series, published by Viking/Penguin Books. He is the recipient of the Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Novel, among many other awards. Two of his novels were chosen as Best Reads by Oprah Winfrey's "O" magazine.  

Keith is a two-time National Magazine Award finalist and the recipient of the Robert Traver Award for angling literature. For years he made a living with his flyrod, writing stories for Field & Stream. A wild bird rescue volunteer, Keith lives with his wife and family, and various feathered friends, in Montana.

To learn more about Keith and all his books visit KeithMcCafferty.com

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Keith McCafferty interview transcript

Alexandra Amor: The previous book, A Death in Eden, was inspired by controversy about copper mining.

Keith McCafferty: The Black Copper mine proposed for the summit for the SmithGroup. Yeah. 

Alexandra Amor: So what inspired this one, The Bangtail Ghost?

Keith McCafferty: I think it's the power of nature and...

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