Death at Charitys Point, William G. Tapply
Death at Charitys Point, William G. Tapply
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Death at Charity's Point

Author: William G. Tapply

Narrator: William G. Tapply

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021

Synopsis

A Boston lawyer investigates a prep school teacher's suspicious suicide in this debut for "one of the most likeable sleuths to appear on the crime scene" (The Washington Post Book World).

Brady Coyne never meant to become the private lawyer to New England's upper crust, but after more than a decade working for Florence Gresham and her friends, he has developed a reputation for discretion that the rich cannot resist. He is fond of Mrs. Gresham—unflappable, uncouth, and never tardy with a check—and he has seen her through her husband's suicide and her first son's death in Vietnam. But he has never seen her crack until the day her second son, George, leaps into the sea at jagged Charity's Point.

The authorities call it a suicide, but Mrs. Gresham cannot believe her son, like his father, would take his own life. As Brady digs into the apparently blemish-free past of this upper-class prep school history teacher, he finds dark secrets. George Gresham may not have been suicidal, but that doesn't mean he wasn't in trouble.

About William G. Tapply

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on August 14, 2016

First published in 1984, this is the book that introduced Boston attorney, Brady Coyne. His creator, William G. Tapply, would ultimately go on to write another twenty-seven books in the series, ending with Outwitting Trolls, which was published in 2010, shortly after Tapply's death. It's a very good......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on June 09, 2017

Someone here on goodreads liked this author, so I tried the first of the Coyne series through Kindle Unlimited. There were some characters that were interesting, but I did not care for Brady Coyne. The plot was way out there as well. I won't try any others.......more

Goodreads review by David on February 18, 2019

The first in the Brady Coyne series - having read some positive reviews by some friends in the US. Enjoyed the book - well written story of a lawyer getting drawn into a suicide or murder mystery......more

Goodreads review by Freda on January 13, 2018

First book in the Brady Coyne series. Good writting, easy to follow. Not as good as the last, but gives you more back ground.......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on August 27, 2013

I love Tapply's stuff and was dismayed to hear of his death in 2009. Fortunately all of his work is being issued as ebooks. This is the first in his Brady Coyne series and sets the stage for the following books in the series. All are worth reading. Charity's Point is a cliff named after a Puritan a......more

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