A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing: Stories

By: Tim Weed

Narrated by: Dave Cavanaugh

A high-altitude lake is the point of departure for these stories of dark adventure, in which fishing guides, amateur sportsmen, teenage misfits, scientists, mountaineers, and expatriates embark on disquieting journeys of self-discovery in far-flung places.

"Provocative and memorable, this collection strikes all the right chords." (Main Street Rag)

"I found myself consuming [these] thirteen tightly wound tales with addictive delight." (Fiction Writers Review)

A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing made the 2018 Eric Hoffer Book Awards Grand Prize Short List and was a finalist in the short-story category for both the 2018 American Fiction Awards and the 2017 International Book Awards. Earlier versions were shortlisted for the New Rivers Press Many Voices Project, the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, and the Lewis-Clark Press Discovery Award.

"Each story is a jewel, cracking open what matters most: love, family, and our big beautiful planet." (Ann Hood, author of The Book That Matters Most)

©2017 Tim Weed (P)2018 Tim Weed and Green Writers Press

Critic reviews

"From the mountain lakes of the Colorado Rockies to cobbled streets of Spain, this fascinating collection of short stories never disappoints. A Field Guide to Murder and Fly Fishing is a collection you'll be happy to get lost in." (Ploughshares)

"These stories bristle with energy and immediacy. The writing is spare and meticulous and packs a hefty emotional punch. I am not exaggerating when I say this collection kept me up at nights. I just couldn't stop reading." (Addison Independent)

"Tim Weed proves himself a skilled creator of a sense of place...each story deposits one definitively into a geography, of mind and map." (The Boston Globe)

not my cup of tea

made to the end. stories are dark. the unfinishing didn't leave me yearning for more.

An interesting listen!

Not as much fly fishing as I had hoped. Many interesting short stories. It covered a lot of ground.

To much bass

The audio engineer made the narrator sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher. Intonation sort of flat. You’ll need to turn the bass all the way down. Otherwise the stories are okay.

Leaves you unsatisfied

The stories start good, are entertaining and interesting, but there is never a conclusion and leaves you feeling unsettled

this book has nothing to do with fly fishing or mu

pour audio. just weird.
If you are a junky from New England. you will love it. I am from Colorado and I still think it sucks.