This book is a collection of 16 short stories edited by Mr. Parker, each with a separate story ranging from murder to suicide, sex to subterfuge, but with one thing in common: fishing. Authors include Michael Connelly and Dana Stabenow, John Lescroart and the late William G. Tapply, among others.
The title was contributed by Ridley Pearson, so to him went the honor of opening with the first tale. And Parker, as editor, chose to conclude the volume. Only Connelly and Stabenow relied on their signature characters, Harry Bosch and Jim Chopin/Kate Shugak, the other authors creating their stories out of whole cloth.
All the authors have donated their royalties, and the publisher a portion of the proceeds, to two charitable groups: Casting for Recovery, which helps women cancer survivors to heal through fly-fishing, and Project Healing Waters, which provides the same to returning veterans.
Recommended.
