214-Pound Catfish

Rusty Clay loves the river life. He's lived on a river somewhere for his fifty-something years. A man calling himself the Catfish King hires Rusty to find his stolen two hundred fourteen pound catfish. Rusty thinks that's a no-brainer. Just wait until a grabbler turns in a two hundred fourteen pound catfish to win the Catfish Rodeo. Twenty miles west of Gray River, Catfish King manages to get himself murdered. Rusty deduces himself to be the last person to see him alive. Except for the murderer, of course. Twenty miles east Rusty's ex's heart surgeon fiancé gets himself blown up in his classic Mercedes. Unlike his DA brother-in-law, Rusty suspects a double murder and he must discover the real killer before he's arrested and thrown in jail. Rusty gets suspicious someone if after him. Rusty needs to stay alive long enough to get to the truth. He enlists a colorful cast of old river friends: New lover Gloria, owner of the Davenport Marina. Crazy cousin Ray Clay. And crazier ninety-four year old cousin Aunt Essie. If you care to be immersed in a river subculture and customs—The 212-Pound Catfish Redneck Detective Agency beckons you. This is case Number One in The Redneck Detective Agency Trilogy.