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Cal Claxton #7
No Way to Die
When nothing is as it seems, can the truth survive?
Attorney Cal Claxton, now well-established in his Oregon law practice after breaking off his career as a high-powered LA prosecutor, just wants to go fishing with his daughter, Claire, and he knows the best place--the coastal area south of Coos Bay. But their vacation takes a dark turn with the discovery of a body in the river.
As an investigation is launched into the suspicious death, Cal and Claire find themselves drawn into the life of the local bookshop owner and vocal environmental activist, whose grandson was convicted for murder at age sixteen. She believes he was wrongly accused and convinces Cal to reexamine the case. Together, Cal and Claire dig deep into the secrets and crumbling alliances that form the foundation of this small coastal community, and what they find could spell doom for them both...
Attorney Cal Claxton, now well-established in his Oregon law practice after breaking off his career as a high-powered LA prosecutor, just wants to go fishing with his daughter, Claire, and he knows the best place--the coastal area south of Coos Bay. But their vacation takes a dark turn with the discovery of a body in the river.
As an investigation is launched into the suspicious death, Cal and Claire find themselves drawn into the life of the local bookshop owner and vocal environmental activist, whose grandson was convicted for murder at age sixteen. She believes he was wrongly accused and convinces Cal to reexamine the case. Together, Cal and Claire dig deep into the secrets and crumbling alliances that form the foundation of this small coastal community, and what they find could spell doom for them both...
320 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2019
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Warren C. Easley
11 books40 followersFormerly a research scientist and international business executive, Easley lives in Oregon where he writes fiction, hikes, skis, and fly fishes. As the author of the Cal Claxton Mysteries, he received a Kay Snow national award for fiction and was named the Northwest's Up and Coming Author by Willamette Writers. His fifth book in the series, Blood for Wine, was short-listed for the coveted Nero Wolfe Award and his eighth book, No Witness, won the Spotted Owl Award for the best mystery written by an author living in the greater Northwest, including Canada.
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September 29, 2019
This is the seventh book in Warren Easley’s Cal Claxton Oregon mysteries and my first read in the series. It works well as a stand-alone book, with a story that is complete within the book. There are a couple of active secondary characters; ‘Nando, an investigator and Claire, Cal’s daughter, who have probably appeared in earlier books. Easley does a good job of establishing Cal’s relationship with them and Easley does a good job of bringing them into this story without any indication the reader is missing any information in their place in Cal’s life.
In this book, Cal and Claire are on a two-week vacation near Coos Bay, Oregon, having been offered a cabin by one of Cal’s grateful clients. As they were on the river fishing, Claire discovers the body of a man who has been tied and thrown into the water. As Cal and Claire quickly learn, the dead man provided false testimony that helped convict 16 year old Kenny of a murder he didn’t commit. Rori, Kenny’s grandmother, owner of a local book and coffee shop and local activist convinces Cal to meet Kenny and judge for himself if Kenny is telling the truth when he tells his story of innocence.
Cal and Claire meet Kenny and, upon meeting him Cal is convinced of his innocence. Cal agrees to take on the case to try and overturn the conviction and Claire insists on helping. As Cal and Claire are on the road back to their cabin they are forced off the road into the river by someone driving the cab of an old 18-wheeler. Archie, Cal’s Australian shepard is also forced into the water, almost a worse tragedy than for Cal and Claire since he hates water and Cal isn’t sure if he knows how to swim.
The relationship between Cal and Archie is fully developed and provides some entertaining depth to the personalities in the book. Also, Claire and Cal’s dedication to each other helps round out their personalities and is central to establishing them as thoughtful caring stewards of both the earth and their fellow man. In addition, the attempt on Cal and Claire allows Easley to introduce ‘Nando, an investigator and family friend, into the story.
As Cal, Claire and ‘Nando begin to investigate there are some lovely descriptions of the Oregon Coast they travel in tracking down witnesses. There are several potential suspects including Kenny’s slippery step-father, the owner of a trucking company where the drivers haul logs as well as participating in the transport of illegal drugs, the widow of the man Kenny is accused of murdering and a couple of not-quite-bright thugs who are determined to be the ones who forced Cal, Claire, and Archie off the road.
There are plenty of clues to help the reader try to determine the murderer as Cal investigates. There is some action as ‘Nando, Claire, and Cal try to identify the thugs who tried to kill them, and there are lots of descriptions of Oregon and the surrounding area. The book is not particularly fast and intense as originally expected as Cal and company search for a killer, which makes it more of an investigative story than an action adventure.
This book will probably be enjoyed by anyone who loves the Oregon coast and enjoys seeing the innocent vindicated through continued effort by individuals who value the truth. The relationship between Cal and his dog Archie provides some lightness to the story and helps establish Cal’s personality. It does not have heart-pounding suspense and, as such, will probably not appeal to readers who are looking for a tension-filled read. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Digital Read copy in exchange for an honest review.
In this book, Cal and Claire are on a two-week vacation near Coos Bay, Oregon, having been offered a cabin by one of Cal’s grateful clients. As they were on the river fishing, Claire discovers the body of a man who has been tied and thrown into the water. As Cal and Claire quickly learn, the dead man provided false testimony that helped convict 16 year old Kenny of a murder he didn’t commit. Rori, Kenny’s grandmother, owner of a local book and coffee shop and local activist convinces Cal to meet Kenny and judge for himself if Kenny is telling the truth when he tells his story of innocence.
Cal and Claire meet Kenny and, upon meeting him Cal is convinced of his innocence. Cal agrees to take on the case to try and overturn the conviction and Claire insists on helping. As Cal and Claire are on the road back to their cabin they are forced off the road into the river by someone driving the cab of an old 18-wheeler. Archie, Cal’s Australian shepard is also forced into the water, almost a worse tragedy than for Cal and Claire since he hates water and Cal isn’t sure if he knows how to swim.
The relationship between Cal and Archie is fully developed and provides some entertaining depth to the personalities in the book. Also, Claire and Cal’s dedication to each other helps round out their personalities and is central to establishing them as thoughtful caring stewards of both the earth and their fellow man. In addition, the attempt on Cal and Claire allows Easley to introduce ‘Nando, an investigator and family friend, into the story.
As Cal, Claire and ‘Nando begin to investigate there are some lovely descriptions of the Oregon Coast they travel in tracking down witnesses. There are several potential suspects including Kenny’s slippery step-father, the owner of a trucking company where the drivers haul logs as well as participating in the transport of illegal drugs, the widow of the man Kenny is accused of murdering and a couple of not-quite-bright thugs who are determined to be the ones who forced Cal, Claire, and Archie off the road.
There are plenty of clues to help the reader try to determine the murderer as Cal investigates. There is some action as ‘Nando, Claire, and Cal try to identify the thugs who tried to kill them, and there are lots of descriptions of Oregon and the surrounding area. The book is not particularly fast and intense as originally expected as Cal and company search for a killer, which makes it more of an investigative story than an action adventure.
This book will probably be enjoyed by anyone who loves the Oregon coast and enjoys seeing the innocent vindicated through continued effort by individuals who value the truth. The relationship between Cal and his dog Archie provides some lightness to the story and helps establish Cal’s personality. It does not have heart-pounding suspense and, as such, will probably not appeal to readers who are looking for a tension-filled read. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for providing me with an Advanced Digital Read copy in exchange for an honest review.
November 23, 2022
A Great Procedural Murder Mystery About the Oregon Coast
“No Way to Die” is set in Coos Bay Oregon, a depressed little seaport that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry has in its sights as a main tanker terminal on the West Coast. There is money to be made by local luminaries, but local environmentalists are warning about the potential for disaster that the project threatens the community. Cal Claxton is vacationing nearby with his daughter, who is taking a break from a high pressure research project at Harvard. While they are fly fishing in a scenic creek, his daughter discovers a body, hog-tied and floating next to a tree snag. The vacation is over, and we are pulled into local scandals, corruption, drug running and of course murder.
Warren Easley’s Cal Clayton crime stories are getting better and better. “No Way to Die” is a thoughtful, action packed and totally believable story of big money corrupting a small city that is trying to recover its glory. I have read a couple of his earlier novels, and Easley’s writing style compares well against some of the acknowledged masters of mystery writing. If you like John McDonald’s Florida based Travis McGee novels you will fall happily into Cal Clayton’s Oregon. Easley’s characters reveal themselves in their action and dialogue with verve and intelligence. Calvin Clayton, a widowed lawyer who lives in Dundee Oregon (wine country), is slowly but surely becoming one of the great fiction characters of the genre.
What makes the story “unputdownable” is how Easley skillfully tells the story, making it seem effortless and casual. He weaves together the pressure of running a small law firm, the lives of people struggling on the coast, in addition to following tenuous leads in a murder investigation. The novel unfolds and we are treated to scenic coastal beauty as well as various and surprising depictions of weak people trying to be decent (and occasionally but not always succeeding). We also meet people driven by greed and depravity, but even then we get a glimpse of their humanity.
Cal is not a rich lawyer. He needs to keep his practice afloat, while working through the dangerous investigation. Oregon itself is ever present, it’s natural beauty and treacherous back roads are always zipping along with the intriguing investigatory details that slowing and deliciously come together. But most of all "No Way to Die" is a brilliant procedural that has to take a wild ride with dead ends and trapdoors galore before it all fits together.
It is exciting to watch a good writer in the process of becoming better and better. Easley’s Cal Clayton mysteries are on their way to becoming part of Oregon lore. “No Way to Die” is a great read.
“No Way to Die” is set in Coos Bay Oregon, a depressed little seaport that the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry has in its sights as a main tanker terminal on the West Coast. There is money to be made by local luminaries, but local environmentalists are warning about the potential for disaster that the project threatens the community. Cal Claxton is vacationing nearby with his daughter, who is taking a break from a high pressure research project at Harvard. While they are fly fishing in a scenic creek, his daughter discovers a body, hog-tied and floating next to a tree snag. The vacation is over, and we are pulled into local scandals, corruption, drug running and of course murder.
Warren Easley’s Cal Clayton crime stories are getting better and better. “No Way to Die” is a thoughtful, action packed and totally believable story of big money corrupting a small city that is trying to recover its glory. I have read a couple of his earlier novels, and Easley’s writing style compares well against some of the acknowledged masters of mystery writing. If you like John McDonald’s Florida based Travis McGee novels you will fall happily into Cal Clayton’s Oregon. Easley’s characters reveal themselves in their action and dialogue with verve and intelligence. Calvin Clayton, a widowed lawyer who lives in Dundee Oregon (wine country), is slowly but surely becoming one of the great fiction characters of the genre.
What makes the story “unputdownable” is how Easley skillfully tells the story, making it seem effortless and casual. He weaves together the pressure of running a small law firm, the lives of people struggling on the coast, in addition to following tenuous leads in a murder investigation. The novel unfolds and we are treated to scenic coastal beauty as well as various and surprising depictions of weak people trying to be decent (and occasionally but not always succeeding). We also meet people driven by greed and depravity, but even then we get a glimpse of their humanity.
Cal is not a rich lawyer. He needs to keep his practice afloat, while working through the dangerous investigation. Oregon itself is ever present, it’s natural beauty and treacherous back roads are always zipping along with the intriguing investigatory details that slowing and deliciously come together. But most of all "No Way to Die" is a brilliant procedural that has to take a wild ride with dead ends and trapdoors galore before it all fits together.
It is exciting to watch a good writer in the process of becoming better and better. Easley’s Cal Clayton mysteries are on their way to becoming part of Oregon lore. “No Way to Die” is a great read.
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November 10, 2019“No Way to Die” by Warren Easley is book seven in the Cal Claxton series. New readers quickly learn any needed backstory, and regular readers find out what Cal, his daughter, and his Australian shepherd are up to on their vacation on the Oregon coast. It is set in a small resort town where everyone knows everyone else; everyone has secrets, and unexpected things keep popping up. So, when a dead man is found in the water; the immediate thought is that probably someone he knew did it.
Warren structures Claxton’s narrative to give readers a global look at the events in a casual conversational style, as if talking to close friends. He speaks directly to readers, “if memory serves;” reflects on actions, “Didn’t see that coming; and hints at things to come “I had questions. Lots of questions.”
Vivid descriptions and bring the setting to life for readers “As the sun descended that evening the wind died, and the ocean glassed off to a pane of deepest blue. The fog bank that loitered offshore for the past couple of nights had finally burned off, and we were treated to a sunset whose colors morphed from shimmering gold, to rose, to violet, before dying in a shroud of deep purple.”
The plot is well structured and moves at an appropriate pace with ample action, suspense, a gun fight or two, and unsolved deaths. In the end, when all the pieces fall into place, the conclusion surprises everyone, even Cal; “I misread her completely…Why the hell didn’t I see that?”
I was given a review copy of “No Way to Die” by Warren Easley and Poisoned Pen Press. It is easy to read, and has not only suspense but also friendship and family devotion. The plot is innovative with new complications rather than a rehash of previous books. Regular readers will love this fresh look at Claxton, and new readers will be intrigued by the original plot and picturesque setting. Moreover, it features an indie bookstore, always a plus in any plot.
Warren structures Claxton’s narrative to give readers a global look at the events in a casual conversational style, as if talking to close friends. He speaks directly to readers, “if memory serves;” reflects on actions, “Didn’t see that coming; and hints at things to come “I had questions. Lots of questions.”
Vivid descriptions and bring the setting to life for readers “As the sun descended that evening the wind died, and the ocean glassed off to a pane of deepest blue. The fog bank that loitered offshore for the past couple of nights had finally burned off, and we were treated to a sunset whose colors morphed from shimmering gold, to rose, to violet, before dying in a shroud of deep purple.”
The plot is well structured and moves at an appropriate pace with ample action, suspense, a gun fight or two, and unsolved deaths. In the end, when all the pieces fall into place, the conclusion surprises everyone, even Cal; “I misread her completely…Why the hell didn’t I see that?”
I was given a review copy of “No Way to Die” by Warren Easley and Poisoned Pen Press. It is easy to read, and has not only suspense but also friendship and family devotion. The plot is innovative with new complications rather than a rehash of previous books. Regular readers will love this fresh look at Claxton, and new readers will be intrigued by the original plot and picturesque setting. Moreover, it features an indie bookstore, always a plus in any plot.
September 27, 2019
No Way to Die is the seventh in a likable series featuring Oregon lawyer Cal Claxton. In this installment, Cal and his daughter Claire are trout fishing outside Coos Bay, enjoying a father-daughter vacation on the Oregon Coast. Then Claire discovers a dead body, a man who was hog-tied and tossed in the river to drown which is no way to die.
That would be it, but then Cal overhears a local bookstore owner discussing the murder. After talking to her the next day, she hires him to try to prove her grandson’s innocence. He has been convicted of murdering a man he worked for and she is certain he is innocent. Soon Cal and Claire are investigating together. They are certain they must be on the right track because someone tries to kill them.
As an Oregonian, there is a special pleasure in reading Warren C. Easley’s series. This is around Coos Bay, a beautiful town on the coast. I’ve been there a few times, but Easley knows it better and brings it to life. Cal and Claire are politically aware and the current environment is completely present in the story, including the spread of meth trafficking in rural communities.
I like the characters who are believably complicated. The mystery is fair and Cal is never far ahead of us, which is as it should be. It’s a good mystery and I am sure it will be especially loved by Oregonians.
No Way to Die will be released on October 1st. I received an e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley.
No Way to Die at Poisoned Pen Press
Moving Targets review
Warren C. Easley author site
★★★
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That would be it, but then Cal overhears a local bookstore owner discussing the murder. After talking to her the next day, she hires him to try to prove her grandson’s innocence. He has been convicted of murdering a man he worked for and she is certain he is innocent. Soon Cal and Claire are investigating together. They are certain they must be on the right track because someone tries to kill them.
As an Oregonian, there is a special pleasure in reading Warren C. Easley’s series. This is around Coos Bay, a beautiful town on the coast. I’ve been there a few times, but Easley knows it better and brings it to life. Cal and Claire are politically aware and the current environment is completely present in the story, including the spread of meth trafficking in rural communities.
I like the characters who are believably complicated. The mystery is fair and Cal is never far ahead of us, which is as it should be. It’s a good mystery and I am sure it will be especially loved by Oregonians.
No Way to Die will be released on October 1st. I received an e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley.
No Way to Die at Poisoned Pen Press
Moving Targets review
Warren C. Easley author site
★★★
https://tonstantweaderreviews.wordpre...
October 7, 2019
Former prosecutor Cal Claxton left the stress behind from the Los Angeles mind crush after the death of his wife. He semi-retired to Willamette wine country near Portland, Oregon, seeking a peaceful existence. His goal? To begin a one-man law practice in Dundee, apply his legal skills to taxes, wills and contracts, and open a one-day-a-week pro bono storefront office in Portland.
Cal figures he’ll have plenty of time to improve his fly fishing skills in some of the finest trout and salmon fishing rivers in the West. He can roam the rolling hills with Archie, his Australian shepherd, and hone his culinary expertise in the kitchen of the hilltop house he calls the Aerie. However, he soon learns that semi-retirement is a pipe dream and that defending people instead of prosecuting them are of two different worlds.
Cal’s daughter, Claire, arrives from Boston on a two-week hiatus from her post-doctoral studies in environmental science at Harvard to enjoy a stay at a client’s luxurious cabin on the Millicoma River. Cal and Claire’s to-do list involves hiking, leisurely strolls with Archie on the southern coastal beaches at Coos Bay, and instructing Claire on the fine art of barbless fly fishing for the famous steelhead trout. On their first day out, Claire, who is elated after snaring and releasing one of these rare beauties, spots a human body in the water. It is a male, hog-tied and clearly the victim of a sadistic murder. They pull him out, find his ID, call 911 and await the authorities.
Days later, grounded by stormy weather, Cal and Claire stop by a bookshop where Cal overhears a conversation and recognizes the victim’s name. They find out that the bookshop owner knew him, and that he was a friend of her grandson, Kenny Sanders, who is serving a life sentence for a violent murder she swears he did not commit. She learns of Cal’s reputation and begs for his help. Kenny was only 16 years old when he was pressured into a false confession, found guilty and sentenced to life. Appeals have been exhausted, but she pleads with Cal to dig into new evidence based on clues from his friend’s murder.
I’ve become a fan of Warren C. Easley, not only for his near-perfect pacing but also for the twists and turns taken in his novels. NO WAY TO DIE is the seventh in a series of tightly crafted whodunits that reward readers by fleshing out the main characters, Cal’s entourage of colorful assistants --- including his Cuban American investigator, Hernando Mendoza, and his beleaguered office manager, who despairs that his billable hours fall short of expenses as he expands his do-gooding to yet another cause --- and the shifting status of his love interests.
The suspect list of who really killed the individual that led to Kenny’s imprisonment gets longer as the search for the truth grows cold. And now Cal and Claire need to discover who murdered the latest victim. Is it the same person, or someone trying to cover up the prior crime? Claire shows innate investigative skills as she and her father, Hernando and even Archie find themselves in danger as they hunt down two sets of killers, past and present. An attempt on their lives as they begin to ask questions only makes them concentrate their focus on freeing Kenny.
Easley is one of those authors I would enjoy having as a dinner partner, especially if he’s cooking. He can make a three-egg omelet composed of Northwest coastal cuisine, and refrigerator leftovers with herbs from his garden sound like it came from a Michelin menu. And what he pulls together to build a Cuban grilled fish taco is downright sinful.
Reviewed by Roz Shea
Cal figures he’ll have plenty of time to improve his fly fishing skills in some of the finest trout and salmon fishing rivers in the West. He can roam the rolling hills with Archie, his Australian shepherd, and hone his culinary expertise in the kitchen of the hilltop house he calls the Aerie. However, he soon learns that semi-retirement is a pipe dream and that defending people instead of prosecuting them are of two different worlds.
Cal’s daughter, Claire, arrives from Boston on a two-week hiatus from her post-doctoral studies in environmental science at Harvard to enjoy a stay at a client’s luxurious cabin on the Millicoma River. Cal and Claire’s to-do list involves hiking, leisurely strolls with Archie on the southern coastal beaches at Coos Bay, and instructing Claire on the fine art of barbless fly fishing for the famous steelhead trout. On their first day out, Claire, who is elated after snaring and releasing one of these rare beauties, spots a human body in the water. It is a male, hog-tied and clearly the victim of a sadistic murder. They pull him out, find his ID, call 911 and await the authorities.
Days later, grounded by stormy weather, Cal and Claire stop by a bookshop where Cal overhears a conversation and recognizes the victim’s name. They find out that the bookshop owner knew him, and that he was a friend of her grandson, Kenny Sanders, who is serving a life sentence for a violent murder she swears he did not commit. She learns of Cal’s reputation and begs for his help. Kenny was only 16 years old when he was pressured into a false confession, found guilty and sentenced to life. Appeals have been exhausted, but she pleads with Cal to dig into new evidence based on clues from his friend’s murder.
I’ve become a fan of Warren C. Easley, not only for his near-perfect pacing but also for the twists and turns taken in his novels. NO WAY TO DIE is the seventh in a series of tightly crafted whodunits that reward readers by fleshing out the main characters, Cal’s entourage of colorful assistants --- including his Cuban American investigator, Hernando Mendoza, and his beleaguered office manager, who despairs that his billable hours fall short of expenses as he expands his do-gooding to yet another cause --- and the shifting status of his love interests.
The suspect list of who really killed the individual that led to Kenny’s imprisonment gets longer as the search for the truth grows cold. And now Cal and Claire need to discover who murdered the latest victim. Is it the same person, or someone trying to cover up the prior crime? Claire shows innate investigative skills as she and her father, Hernando and even Archie find themselves in danger as they hunt down two sets of killers, past and present. An attempt on their lives as they begin to ask questions only makes them concentrate their focus on freeing Kenny.
Easley is one of those authors I would enjoy having as a dinner partner, especially if he’s cooking. He can make a three-egg omelet composed of Northwest coastal cuisine, and refrigerator leftovers with herbs from his garden sound like it came from a Michelin menu. And what he pulls together to build a Cuban grilled fish taco is downright sinful.
Reviewed by Roz Shea
July 22, 2019
Loved it! A nice thing is that even though it is part of a series, that has no effect on enjoyment of the story. Basically, a widowed Portland, Oregon lawyer with an odd practice and his daughter who is in a postdoctoral program back at Harvard are in a semi rural are of Oregon for a fly fishing vacation. While enjoying themselves they happen upon the body of a brutally murdered man. This is their entry into a very complicated situation, an environmental impact protest, a wrongfully imprisoned young man, an attempt on their lives, and a shootout at their rental resulting in damage to a good friend who came to help. And that's just skimming the highlights! A good mystery writer demonstrates his craft for our enjoyment.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
September 24, 2019
I admit to being a fan of this series (don't worry- it's fine as a standalone) as much for the wonderful use of place as for the characters. Oh, and the mystery too! Cal closed up his law practice in Los Angeles and moved to Oregon; his wife died and he wanted a fresh start. He's also working on his relationship with his daughter Claire, who is a post grad student at Harvard so they opt for a fly fishing vacation. Regrettably (and somehow typically for Cal), they find a body and are drawn into a much more complicated situation than they planned. For sure. Regular readers of the genre know that there's going on in the area than it first appears and that the person arrested for the crime is not the villain. How Cal and Claire keep safe themselves and crack the case, well, no spoilers but this one does have some good twists. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. An excellent read.
March 10, 2020
Cal Claxton has a small law practice in Dundee, Oregon. His daughter Claire is doing post-doctoral research at Harvard on the environmental effects of the Gulf oil spill. They have journeyed to Coos Bay on the southern Oregon coast for a fishing vacation. Through a series of coincidences, they find themselves involved in the case of a Kenny Sanders who, as a teenager, was given a life sentence for murder. Not only does Kenny staunchly stand by his innocence but he is at risk from the violence that the book portrays as endemic in the Oregon prison system. A well thought out plot, but not a book for readers with a low tolerance for poor copy editing.
October 25, 2019
Well written and captivating detective story. Well developed, good pace.
Interesting storyline and plot with good characters.
Good from the start.
Hoping to read more by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book. This is my honest review. All opinions are my own.
Interesting storyline and plot with good characters.
Good from the start.
Hoping to read more by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book. This is my honest review. All opinions are my own.
December 10, 2023
It’s unusual to give a murder mystery series book 5 stars, but I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the first two of his books that I read but this one was my favorite! Great characters, mystery, and I especially loved the ending.
June 27, 2019
I loved this one. It has lovely setting and is well drawn with wonderfully flawed characters and fast paced plot
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book
September 28, 2019
Excellent detective story, with great descriptions of the setting and the characters. The plot is very good, and there is also a little action thrown in. Better than Nesbø.
November 20, 2019
Another excellent Cal Claxon Oregon mystery. These get better and better!
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August 1, 2022Good book I really like this author
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September 19, 2022Number8. and still enjoying reading about Oregon and Cal and his Australian shepherd
June 13, 2023
Great Read
I had back surgery and while recovering have been devouring all of his books! So much fun reading stories set in and around my hometown! Thank you Warren!
I had back surgery and while recovering have been devouring all of his books! So much fun reading stories set in and around my hometown! Thank you Warren!
February 14, 2025
Great fictional reading of an Oregon mystery.
May 11, 2025
Another good solid mystery from Easley. This one was set down in the Coos Bay Area of the coast, so no Portland mentions.
July 14, 2025
great read
This is a great series that could easily be television content. Although not perfect, Book 7 was much better edited/proofed than the previous 6.
This is a great series that could easily be television content. Although not perfect, Book 7 was much better edited/proofed than the previous 6.
February 14, 2023
9.5/10 A murder mystery along the Oregon coast. Integrates into the story the debate about whether to build a gas export terminal that would negatively impact the environment. Easy reading and an interesting list of characters
October 1, 2019
Attorney Cal Claxton and his daughter Claire head to Coos Bay for a two-week fishing vacation. The calm is shattered by a protest against a proposed liquid natural gas terminal and pipeline in the area. Although not illegal, several members of the community have helped ensure that the land is available for the pipeline thereby making a profit. As Cal is discussing the protest with one of the women, she tells Cal about her grandson who is in prison for a murder that he did not commit. Cal is urged, by his daughter, to get involved and see if there is anything that he can do to help her grandson. While fishing, Cal’s daughter discovers the body of a man in the river. Their lives are now in danger as Cal and Claire investigate the murder that took place five years ago. This is an intricate mystery and as clues surface, Mr. Easley keeps everything explained as the story reaches it surprise conclusion. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
May 30, 2020
Likeable main character with a good heart who read older than probably intended. Headstrong daughter as a sidekick in this book made for an interesting read. Those two consumed enough calories while on vacation to have gained 20 pounds by the end of it, but they fished, hiked and had good times with the equally likeable dog while trying to exonerate a teenager facing a life sentence. I had some difficulty with the wrap-up, but I would read another in the series. Elegant phrasing sketched Oregon's south coastal region in bright colors, and plenty of action advanced the plot.
November 5, 2019
I’m not sure how to rate this as a mystery because I don’t read many. The book kept my attention and it was fun to read while I am in Oregon. Towards the end it felt a little convoluted and I was losing track of who did what to who. I would read another one of the series though . I think his character is so likeable and the mystery stayed through to the very end.
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