By-Catch

Other works by David Earth: Turtle Bay (A Shamus Pickford story #1); A trip to the Myakka Cutoff (A Shamus Pickford series #3, and newly released Riviera Marina!

For fans of Carl Hiaasen and Tim Dorsey, comes Florida's next hot fictional humorist!

It's that time of year again-Charlotte Harbor's redfish tournament, where egos run high and fish mysteriously shrink when it's weigh-in time. Shamus Pickford doesn't bother fishing it anymore-not even for hire. Too much drama, not enough beer.

But while working a catering gig with his old buddy Cliff Fleming, Shamus overhears something sketchy coming from the mouths of a couple of would-be champions. Naturally, he does what any semi-retired fisherman with a grudge and too much curiosity would do-he follows them.

At the crack of dawn, Shamus and Cliff launch their own "investigation," which mostly involves spying, speculating, and squinting through binoculars from behind a cooler of sandwiches. What they uncover doesn't just smell fishy-it reeks. By the end of the day, Cliff's shaken, Shamus is outraged, and both are rethinking everything they thought they knew about tournament "sportsmanship."

About the author: David Earth is a passionate outdoorsman with a fever for writing. Daily, he skims the shallow water of Charlotte Harbor on his skiff brainstorming and researching his next story. When Earth's not exploring his next plotline, you'll find he's quite the companion for adventure. You can contact David Earth here: [email protected]