The Seventh Enemy: (13 Brady Coyne Mysteries)

When a gun control dispute leads to murder, the Boston lawyer finds himself in the crosshairs in this mystery "that resists simplifying the issues" (Publishers Weekly). Over drinks one night at his Boston waterfront apartment, goodhearted lawyer Brady Coyne finds himself disagreeing with an old friend about a divisive subject: gun control. Wally Kinnick is no gun nut. But, an environmental activist and hunting expert, he believes so strongly in the right to bear arms that he has come to Boston to testify against an assault weapons ban. When he changes his position at the last minute, he finds himself with a bullet in the gut. Wally is public enemy number one on a recently released list of opponents to the second amendment; Brady is number seven. To keep himself from becoming another trophy on the wall, Brady must find the men who targeted his friend--before the right to bear arms deprives him of his right to live.

About the Author :
William G. Tapply (1940-2009) was an American author best known for writing legal thrillers. A lifelong New Englander, he graduated from Amherst and Harvard before going on to teach social studies at Lexington High School. He published his first novel, Death at Charity's Point, in 1984. A story of death and betrayal among Boston Brahmins, it introduced crusading lawyer Brady Coyne, a fishing enthusiast whom Tapply would follow through twenty-five more novels, including Follow the Sharks, The Vulgar Boatman, and the posthumously published Outwitting Trolls. Besides writing regular columns for Field and Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, and American Angler, Tapply wrote numerous books on fishing, hunting, and life in the outdoors. He was also the author of The Elements of Mystery Fiction, a writer's guide. He died in 2009, at his home in Hancock, New Hampshire.

Review :
"Disturbing . . . Tapply expertly delivers a straightforward mystery that resists simplifying the issue it addresses." --Publishers Weekly "Author Tapply, an avid outdoorsman, fluidly incorporates both sides of the volatile gun-control issue into an entertaining and satisfying suspense novel." --Booklist "Mr. Tapply takes great care to represent all sides of a complex issue. This smooth stylist saves his best writing, though, for lyrical descriptions of guys trudging into the woods to hunt and fish." --The New York Times Book Review "Coyne, with his wry, understated narration, is one of the most likeable sleuths to appear on the crime scene in quite a long time." --The Washington Post Book World "Mr. Tapply has a smooth and sophisticated style, interlarded with humor." --The New York Times "Brady Coyne becomes more interesting with every Tapply book." --The Boston Globe "[Brady Coyne] is one of the most credible, likable part-time detectives around." --Booklist