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U.S. NAVY VETERAN, DOCTOR PENS THRILLER THAT
TAKES READERS ON A WILD ROMP THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
‘The Guide’ claimed the top spot at the Pikes
Peak Writers contest
FORT
COLLINS, Colo. – The great outdoors become a warzone of sorts as a military
veteran-turned-fly fishing guide struggles to regain control of his life and
save a client from a devious killer in Milt Mays’ “The Guide.”
After
a disturbing experience serving in the military in Vietnam, Stony strives to
overcome addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Emotionally scarred
and trying to move on, Stony finds solace in fly fishing, Alaska’s vast
wilderness and a woman, who he promises on her deathbed that he’ll always help people
and never kill another man. But when Stony takes a new fly fishing client,
Jake, deep into Rocky Mountain National Park, his vow is put to the test. A conniving
doctor is out to get Jake, and it’s up to Stony to do anything it takes to
protect him.
A
new edition of “The Guide” comes out June 5, 2014. Mays’ book won first place
at the 2011 Pikes Peak Writers contest.
“The
Guide” is a page-turner with thrills, chills and unexpected twists and turns,
but it also touches on some serious, real life issues, including the postwar
struggles of military veterans. As a doctor and U.S. Navy veteran, the subject
is close to Mays’ heart.
“PTSD
is a much more of a major problem in veterans returning from war now than ever before,”
he says. “It can be overcome if you get the right help. Fly fishing can be a
part of that therapeutic plan because when you fly fish, you live in the
moment: figuring how to wade the river, the cast, the drift, the take, the
fight, the release, the beauty.”
Mays
spent most of his adult life in the military as a Navy doctor. He lives with
his wife in Fort Collins, Colo. He is the author of the techno-thriller Dan’s
War, two short stories – “Thanksgiving with Riley” and “The Dry-Land Farmer” –
and “Take the F…ing Fly,” an illustrated poem on the wisdoms and frustrations
of fly fishing.
Paperback,
$14.99; eBook, $4.99
ISBN:
978-0991329717
Thriller,
382 pages
New
edition on June 5, 2014
Is
your fly fishing guide willing to die for you?
Stony
lives for fly fishing in the wilderness. It literally saved his life. After
Stony massacred an entire village in Vietnam, addiction and PTSD almost killed
him. Alaska, fly fishing, and a woman and her wolves brought him back from the
brink. He made a vow to her on her deathbed to always help people, and to never
kill another man.
Now
he has a new lover, and is finally clean. So when he takes a seemingly ideal
client deep into the wilderness of Rocky Mountain National Park, he never
dreams that his most sacred vow will be tested to the breaking point. He will
have to save his client from a serial killer, a murderer so devious he has managed
to become a respected doctor—and his client’s partner.
It’s
taken Stony thirty years to disentangle himself from psychological hell. Now,
hampered by all the dangers high
altitude wilderness can throw at him, Stony must risk sinking into mental hell
forever by killing an evil doctor—or risk losing not only his client, but his
new soul mate.
Praise
for “The Guide” by Milt Mays
Reader
reviews from Amazon.com
“The
exposure of Stony’s deep physical and deeper mental scars greatly moved me. Dr.
Mays allows us to take some steps in Stony’s shoes and better understand those
who need our help.”
“I
could not put it down once I started reading. Think it would make a great movie…congratulations
Milt, I hope your book is successful and you continue to write more like it.”
“The
suspense was really good and kept me wanting to read more. What a great story. The
medical training Milt has shows in his writing of this story. With each book he
writes, his writing improves. He is an artist painting a picture with his
words. Looking forward to the next book Milt! This is my favorite so far.”
“You
can always tell when you've read a good book because you miss the characters when
it's done. You want to know what happens to them next. And so it is with Milt Mays
newest book, ‘The Guide.’”
“It
is a quick and thrilling read that was hard to put down.”
“This
thriller, which largely takes place in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, has a
lot going for it, starting with the setting. The author does a good job of
giving a feel for the mountains, their rugged beauty, and the business and
culture of guides like the protagonist Stony who can be hired for their
expertise and local knowledge. The main plot took a tried and true idea, a
psychopath who rationalizes his evil deeds as ‘for the greater good,’
appointing himself both judge and executioner in the process. But how this is
done is a unique twist on the basic premise.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Much
like the protagonist in his book, “The Guide,” author Milt Mays lives for the
great outdoors. He grew up in Colorado and spent most of his adult life as a
Navy doctor, caring for those at the forefront of many conflicts, including
Vietnam.
Milt
graduated from the Naval Academy and Creighton Medical School. His medical
career included tours with the Marines, a Navy security group in Scotland and
now at the Veteran’s Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyo. He has been a fly fishing guide
in Rocky Mountain National Park and continues to ply those waters with a long stick
and pieces of fur and feather.
His
techno-thriller Dan’s War (2011, Telemachus Press) was a finalist at the 2009
Pikes Peak Writers contest. He has also written short stories, including
“Thanksgiving with Riley” (Copaiba Press) and “The Dry-Land Farmer” (The
Northwind Magazine). He is the author behind “Take the F…ing Fly,” an illustrated
poem on the wisdoms and frustrations of fly fishing.
A
new edition of his latest book, “The Guide,” comes out June 1, 2014. The book
won first place at the 2011 Pikes Peak Writers contest.
Milt
is married in Fort Collins, Colo., with three children and a grandson who will
soon be learning the joys of flinging a fly.
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