William G. Tapply is an American legal mystery writer best known for writing the Brady Coyne Mystery series. William was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, before his family moved to Lexington. He lived with his mother Muriel and his father H.G Tapply that used to write a weekly column for Field and Stream. He went to Lexington High School and in 1958 enrolled at Amherst College and then proceeded to Harvard from where he graduated with a Master’s in Education. Over the course of 25 years, the master has published more than 40 novels in mystery and fly-fishing one of his favorite pastime. More than half of his novels feature Brady Coyne the lawyer turned detective who investigates a series of bizarre mysteries. In addition to his novels, William …show more content…
Brady Coyne stumbled into success when he got Florence Gresham and several of her wealthy friends more than a decade ago. He now acts as the private lawyer to some of New England’s richest people given his reputation for discretion that he has patiently cultivated over the years. Mrs. Gresham who is his first ever rich client is an uncouth and unflappable client though she has never been one to be tardy with a check. He has been with her through the loss of her first son who died in Vietnam, and her husband’s suicide a few years later. Through it all, she has always been strong until George her second son allegedly commits suicide when he jumps off the cliff at Charity’s Point. The police quickly conclude that the man killed himself but Mrs. Gresham says that she knows her son would never take his own life. As Brady begins to investigate the prep schoolteacher who comes with a squeaky-clean history, he begins to unearth some dark secrets. George Gresham may not have taken his life but he sure has many secrets.
The Dutch Blue Error is the delightful second novel in the series that has Brady trying to resolve a murder by finding the world’s rarest stamp. The stamp has the smudged picture of an ancient king is dark blue in color and has uneven edges due to