Booklist Reviews
There's trouble on Montana's Smith River: scarecrows are appearing on the cliffs high above the river bed, frightening tourists who have won a state lottery for float-trip permits. State investigator Harold Little Feather is on the case, attempting to track the creator of the scarecrows, but complicating matters is a documentarian on her own float trip, filming the verbal sparring between two old friends on opposite sides of a debate over a copper-mining effort that could contaminate the river's water. Along as a guide on the trip is PI Sean Stranahan. When Harold and his son disappear, Stranahan's investigatory skills come to the fore. McCafferty typically balances outdoor adventure and comic sleuthing, but this entry leans more toward the adventure, as the narrative jumps between Harold attempting to escape his captors and the drama on the river. The decision to give Harold a more prominent role this time out is a good one, affording McCafferty an opportunity to probe the inner life of a robust, thoroughly fascinating character who could easily lead his own series. Another satisfying western mystery from this talented author. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews.
Library Journal Reviews
It's bad enough that scarecrows bearing signs protesting the projected Smith River Mine are popping up along the river's cliffs. Now fishing guide and sometime investigator Sean Stranahan must float a party downriver that includes both the manager of the mine and the leader of the local group protesting it. From a Spur Award winner.
Copyright 2018 Library Journal.Publishers Weekly Reviews
In McCafferty's enjoyable if flawed seventh outing for wilderness guide and PI Sean Stranahan (after 2017's