Blurb Bandits Mugs

"I'll recommend your book if you recommend mine."

'This is my partner. He'll be taking care of the small print.'

"First time pruning?"

Fishermen dread the spot where the lures hang heavy from the trees like Spanish moss.

Fish talking about fisherman

Artists of the wild west.

"Are you the one they call El Cóndor?"

White Collar Crime.

Shore fishing requires threading the needle.

BLESS YOU

'They said before they start biting do we practice catch and release?'

Book Thief in True Crime Department

"Don't do it - they're trying to beat us at our own game."

'I don't like it... It's too quiet.'

'Hey, you little punks wouldn't be trying to swamp me, would you?'

Bureau of Buzzwords

The Specimen Hunter

'You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off. . .!'

"Let it go. I was thinking of taking early retirement anyway."

Crime section.

'You can't join the Federal Witness Protection program just to keep your friends from seeing your bald spot.'

4 pm MEET THE COPYCAT AUTHOR

Fisher being dragged along by catch.

Man fishing out of another man's fishing box.

Plagiarism

'No, Alex! This is our ‘A Penny For Your Thoughts' meeting. Stop throwing in your two cents worth!'

'This is a stick-up! Hand over your fish!'

Help! Sold Short - And Where Did It Get Me?

'This catch and release thing is good, but Harry is abusing it.'

'Could you help out a fellow fisherman down on his luck? I haven't had a bite in three days!'

Fishing Terms: Lob Worm

"I've used 'Systemic Racism', 'White Privilege', 'Post-Racial Society' and 'Marginalized'"

"I really like the author's characterizations, and her dialog is witty and well paced. . . the ending threw me off though, I never would have guessed the killer was the stepson.£

After Office

Men playing a version of hide and seek