About the Author

William G. Tapply is the author of over twenty mysteries, most featuring Brady Coyne. He is also a contributing editor to "Field and Stream "and a noted writer on fishing and the outdoors. He lives in New Hampshire.

Reviews

"Tapply is the best there is today...a worthy successor to Hammet and both
MacDonalds (Ross and John)."
-"Chicago Tribune"
"Virtually every flowing phrase of Muscle Memory impels the story or deepens character, and, quite often, both. Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."
"-Boston Globe" MORE PRAISE FOR WILLIAM G. TAPPLY AND HIS NOVELS
MUSCLE MEMORY
"Mystery lovers will thoroughly enjoy Brady and the other characters that Tapply creates. They are sharply etched and, together with a deft narrative, make Tapply one of the best in this genre. The plot is carefully drawn and the description and the scenes are vivid."-"-Florida Times-Union" on "Muscle Memory"
SCAR TISSUE
"Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious...one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."-"Publishers Weekly"
"Suspense accents the complex plot, a puzzler to the last page."-"Daily Oklahoman"
"Scar Tissue reinforces the knowledge that William G. Tapply is a superstar who deserves wide readership. The story is cleverly devised and never slows down. Anyone who enjoys a solid, entertaining investigative tale will love" Scar Tissue" and want to read the previous Coyne caper, "Muscle Memory.""-"Midwest Book Review"
THE SEVENTH ENEMY
"A new Brady Coyne novel is as easy to slip into as a well-worn pair of jeans...An entertaining and satisfying suspense novel."-"Booklist"
CUTTER'S RUN
"Using his first-person style, Tapply gives an accurate picture of the Maine scene, with believable characters, finely tuned dialogue, and prose that flows as smoothly as a trout stream."-" Bangor (Maine) Daily News"
"Tapply's quiet and deliberate prose has always called to mind the expression 'Still waters run deep.' [This] should appeal to those who like action as well as interaction in their re

Readers will find Tapply's 16th novel featuring attorney-sleuth Brady Coyne a pleasure, but they will have to forgive Coyne if he's holding a grievance. For Coyne's client, former pro-basketball player and long-time drinking buddy Mick Fallon, not only repeatedly lies to him, he also gets Coyne knocked unconscious and embroiled in a hostage situation. There's one grievance Coyne is certain Fallon is not responsible for, however: the death of Fallon's wife, who was suing Fallon for divorce before she was murdered. A "muscle memory" accrues to any action repeated so frequently that it becomes second nature. In Fallon's case, muscle memory enabled him to ace late-game free throws, but since he has retired, the practice has underpinned his reflexive habit of lying to hide his decades-long gambling problem, which has led to an alarming debt to Boston's most notorious mobster. Enter Coyne, who's recovering from his own divorce and isn't yet ready for the relationship opportunities that present themselves. Tapply (Cutter's Run) integrates Coyne's personal travails and his professional obligations, marking this novel as a model addition in a mature series: smoothly written, accessible to new readers and solidly plotted. with a singular, self-contained story that satisfies on its own while advancing the book-to-book progression of the series. Picking up the latest Brady Coyne novel could easily become a muscle memoryÄthat is, for those to whom it's not one already. (July) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

"Tapply is the best there is today...a worthy successor to Hammet and both
MacDonalds (Ross and John)."
-"Chicago Tribune"
"Virtually every flowing phrase of Muscle Memory impels the story or deepens character, and, quite often, both. Only a few writers of crime fiction have managed to generate prose this leanly poetic in the service of their hard-boiled stories. Tapply does it all the time."
"-Boston Globe"

MORE PRAISE FOR WILLIAM G. TAPPLY AND HIS NOVELS
MUSCLE MEMORY
"Mystery lovers will thoroughly enjoy Brady and the other characters that Tapply creates. They are sharply etched and, together with a deft narrative, make Tapply one of the best in this genre. The plot is carefully drawn and the description and the scenes are vivid."-"-Florida Times-Union" on "Muscle Memory"
SCAR TISSUE
"Outstanding...electrifying...ingenious...one of the most convincingly heroic and likeable of contemporary sleuths."-"Publishers Weekly"
"Suspense accents the complex plot, a puzzler to the last page."-"Daily Oklahoman"
"Scar Tissue reinforces the knowledge that William G. Tapply is a superstar who deserves wide readership. The story is cleverly devised and never slows down. Anyone who enjoys a solid, entertaining investigative tale will love" Scar Tissue" and want to read the previous Coyne caper, "Muscle Memory.""-"Midwest Book Review"
THE SEVENTH ENEMY
"A new Brady Coyne novel is as easy to slip into as a well-worn pair of jeans...An entertaining and satisfying suspense novel."-"Booklist"
CUTTER'S RUN
"Using his first-person style, Tapply gives an accurate picture of the Maine scene, with believable characters, finely tuned dialogue, and prose that flows as smoothly as a trout stream."-" Bangor (Maine) Daily News"
"Tapply's quiet and deliberate prose has always called to mind the expression 'Still waters run deep.' [This] should appeal to those who like action as well as interaction in their re