William G Tapply Books in Order

Brady Coyne's first case begins when a wealthy client refuses to believe her son's death at a seaside cliff was suicide. Digging into the victim's polished prep-school life, Brady finds grief, class, and dangerous secrets.

A rare stamp worth a fortune should have made for a simple pickup job. Instead the collector holding it is murdered, the stamp vanishes, and Brady is left chasing greed, obsession, and a killer with everything to gain.

Former Red Sox pitcher Eddie Donagan's son is kidnapped, and Brady is drawn into the search. What starts as a desperate family crisis becomes a tense investigation full of bluff, pressure, and hidden motives.

A man found frozen on a Boston street looks like another anonymous vagrant, until Brady recognizes him as a wealthy writer researching homelessness. To solve the murder, he has to move through a far colder world than his clients usually see.

A killing on land tied up in development, money, and questions of Native claim pulls Brady into one of his most politically charged cases. The more he learns, the clearer it becomes that powerful people want the truth buried.

A trip out West turns into far more than a routine errand for Brady Coyne. Far from Boston, he finds murder, shifting loyalties, and a case that proves trouble travels just as well as he does.

When a small-time private investigator dies after dabbling in blackmail, Brady suspects it was no accident. His search opens onto money laundering, organized crime, and a case that tangles danger with messy human loyalties.

Early essays on hunting and fishing in New England, shaped by childhood, mentors, dogs, and days in the field. Tapply writes less like a lecturer than a companion who knows exactly why people keep going back outside.

A retired minister's troubled son becomes the prime suspect when his wife is found murdered on the family boat. Brady tries to help, but old disappearances, family damage, and more killings make the case far murkier than it first seems.

Brady meets a blackmailer on behalf of his closest friend, a judge headed for federal appointment, and refuses to pay. When the blackmailer is killed that same night, Brady is trapped between loyalty, suspicion, and truths he may not want.

Tapply writes about trout obsession, fly patterns, catch-and-release, and the odd habits serious anglers know too well. These essays mix humor and practical insight with the restless energy of someone always thinking about the next cast.

Brady visits an embittered former big-game hunter on Cape Cod just as priceless gold jaguar figurines are stolen in a brutal robbery. With his client near death, Brady heads west to recover the treasure and find the thieves.

A set of fly-fishing essays about favorite waters close to home and farther afield, with equal room for tactics, setbacks, and memory. Tapply is interested in the trips, but also in why certain rivers stay with an angler.

Dying Brahmin Susan Ames asks Brady to find the daughter who vanished from her life years ago. When the daughter is found dead instead, Brady must sort through old lovers, damaged family ties, and a sadness that runs deep.

Part memoir and part outdoor family history, this book looks at the bond between Tapply and his father, H.G. Tap Tapply. Hunting, fishing, and the passing down of field wisdom matter as much as the stories themselves.

A Vietnam veteran's memoir stirs up old loyalties, buried violence, and the kind of history people would rather leave alone. As Brady investigates, he finds that the past is not finished with any of them.

Brady's old friend Walt Kinnick comes to Boston to testify on gun control and promptly lands on an extremist enemies list. When Walt is shot, Brady has to untangle politics, fear, and a case where he has become a target too.

Co-written with Linda Barlow, this suspense novel follows Dr. Rachel Morgan, who has spent years denying the healing powers she inherited. When her son is kidnapped, she has to face that legacy and a trail of evil reaching back to Nazi experiments.

Brady recommends his friend Paul Cizek, a star defense lawyer, for a difficult case, then watches Paul disappear after winning it. With an empty boat, a troubled marriage, and dangerous clients, the trail gets personal fast.

Twenty-five essays trace Tapply's fishing life across New England and beyond, mixing technique with memory and strong opinions about the sport. It is part how-to, part memoir, and always written by someone who genuinely loves the water.

While visiting Maine, Brady gives a ride to Charlotte Gillespie, whose dog has been poisoned and whose property has been marked with swastikas. When she disappears, he finds himself facing racism, secrecy, and murder in a small town.

A practical introduction to topwater fly fishing for bass, from equipment and tactics to bug design and fly tying. Tapply keeps it usable, straightforward, and aimed at anglers who want more explosions on the surface.

Former basketball star Mick Fallon hires Brady for a divorce he hopes can still be stopped. When Mick's wife is murdered and Mick vanishes, Brady has to sort out gambling debts, lies, and a case that keeps turning sharper.

A friend's teenage son vanishes after a car crash that kills his girlfriend, and the police want the whole thing wrapped up fast. Brady cannot shake the feeling that the accident scene makes no sense, and he is right.

Tapply looks back over decades of grouse and woodcock hunting in New England, with dogs, mentors, and a lot of muddy miles. The book blends lore, memory, and field wisdom in an easy, companionable voice.

Brady Coyne heads to Martha's Vineyard for legal work and a little fishing with J.W. Jackson, then two women vanish. Their overlapping searches pull both men into old money, land battles, and an island mystery with sharp edges.

After Evie Banyon's stalker is murdered, she disappears before Brady can reach her. His search through a small town and an old family tragedy uncovers a chain of deaths that makes the case painfully personal.

In these essays and reflections, Tapply moves from tactics and travel to the deeper pleasures and frustrations of a restless angler's life. It is smart, funny, and full of the lessons that only long days on the water can teach.

Brady is delivering valuable historical letters for an old friend when the friend turns up dead and his teenage son vanishes. Soon Brady is caught between the FBI, an arsonist, and a case where every clue seems to burn.

Asked to quietly look into the husband of a Massachusetts political candidate, Brady hires a private investigator and expects a domestic mess. Instead he gets a staged death, a New Hampshire cabin, and a secret buried for decades.

A compact, practical handbook on catching largemouth and smallmouth bass with a fly rod. Tapply covers where to find fish, how to present flies, and what makes bass fishing so much fun.

Stoney Calhoun lives quietly in Maine after a lightning strike erased his past, until a fellow fishing guide disappears and turns up dead. Investigating the murder, Stoney discovers skills and instincts that suggest his old life was anything but ordinary.

This collection of outdoor essays follows Tapply through streams, ponds, memories, and family rituals that made fishing a lifelong habit. It is as much about why people go back to the water as how they fish once they get there.

On Martha's Vineyard, Brady searches for a runaway young woman while J.W. Jackson protects a famous singer during a huge televised concert. Their cases meet at a spiritual retreat where charm, power, and violence sit too close together.

A clear, practical guide to writing modern mystery fiction from a novelist and teacher who knew the form from the inside. Tapply breaks down plot, clues, character, setting, and the business side without making it feel daunting.

A dying uncle asks Brady to find his estranged daughter before it is too late. The search pulls him deep into Maine family history, an old unsolved murder, and a present-day case that turns steadily more dangerous.

Brady lets his dog out on a snowy morning and finds a dead teenage girl in his backyard, carrying his address. To learn who she was and how she got there, he has to follow a trail of fear, lies, and exploitation.

While guiding on Casco Bay, Stoney Calhoun and a client discover a burned corpse on a deserted island. When the client is later shot dead outside Stoney's cabin, the murders begin to look uncomfortably connected to Stoney himself.

An old law-school friend asks Brady for help after mob muscle roughs him up over gambling debts. Soon a judge's grandson is kidnapped, the Boston mob is circling, and Brady is stuck carrying a ransom into very dangerous territory.

A ferry strike is choking Martha's Vineyard when a deadly explosion makes one worker look like a bomber. J.W. Jackson and Brady Coyne follow separate clues into labor tensions, smuggling, and a plot with far bigger stakes than the island first suggests.

A lively gathering of fly-fishing adventures, travel pieces, and streamside reflections from one of Tapply's most natural subjects. Trout, saltwater fish, gear, bugs, and memory all share the current here.

Brady agrees to represent Gus Shaw, a troubled Iraq War veteran facing divorce and unraveling fast. When Gus's apparent suicide looks wrong, Brady digs into PTSD, family strain, and a murder someone wants left alone.

Stoney Calhoun is pressured into going undercover at a remote Maine fishing lodge after a federal operative turns up dead. Working as a guide, he has to solve the murders while keeping his own buried past from closing in.

A warm collection of wingshooting pieces about grouse, dogs, old friends, and New England coverts in the fall. Tapply writes about the field with practical knowledge, affection, and the sense that good hunting days stay with you for life.

This posthumous collection gathers William G. Tapply's fly-fishing essays, stories, and reflections from a lifetime on the water. It mixes hard-earned technique with memory, humor, and deep affection for the places and people that shaped him.

When former neighbor Ken Nichols is found stabbed in a hotel room, Brady Coyne steps in to help the dead man's fragile ex-wife. The case leads into family secrets, bad debts, and the kind of quiet damage that lingers for years.

A Massachusetts judge seems like the perfect Supreme Court nominee until old Vietnam secrets begin to stir. As fixers, survivors, and enemies close in, a polished political ascent turns into a ruthless hunt for buried truth.