The Gray Drake: A Burr Lafayette Mystery

Product Description

Quinn Shepherd drowned on the Au Sable River.”Was it an accident? Or murder?”This story has it all. Michigan’s most famous river and its most famous fishing lodge combine with a beautiful suspect, a rumpled, nearly broke lawyer, and unbridled greed to keep you guessing until the end.” Bob Linsenman, author of Water Songs.

Quinn Shepherd was the best guide on the legendary Au Sable River, until he’s found at the bottom of the river with the anchor chain of his boat wrapped around his ankle. Lizzie, his wife, is devastated and left alone to raise their six-year-old son. His drowning was ruled accidental, but a year later new evidence is found, and Lizzie is arrested for murder.Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Lizzie. A man at loose ends, he’s a brilliant litigator but prefers sailboats and dogs over courtrooms and clients.The Gray Drake, the storied lodge where Quinn guided, is full of secrets, and the fabled Au Sable River won’t give up the truth. All the evidence points to Lizzie, but Burr isn’t convinced she killed her husband.If you like Stuart Woods and Michael Connelly, you’ll love The Gray Drake.

Review

“The best traditions of Robert Traver’s Anatomy of a Murder.” Ray Walsh, Lansing State Journal

“A complex, engaging and suspenseful mystery.” – Bill Castanier, Lansing City Pulse

“The writing is crisp, the plot compelling, the action worthy of turning pages, and all the references to fishing the Holy Waters in Michigan are absolutely spot-on.” Trout Unlimited

“A smashing murder mystery.” Kirkus Reviews

“A Charles Cutter mystery is pure Michigan.” Peter Anthony Holder, The Stuph File 

About the Author

Charles Cutter is the author of the highly acclaimed Burr Lafayette legal thriller series, screenplays and short stories.

He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. 

Formerly a practicing attorney, Mr. Cutter has been in the media business for the past thirty years. 

He lives with his wife, two dogs and four cats in East Lansing. 

He has  a leaky sailboat in Harbor Springs and a leakier duck boat on Saginaw Bay. 

He is at work on the next Burr Lafayette mystery. 

For more information, please go to charlescutter.com