Bob Romano’s novel, BROOK TROUT BLUES, is set in western Maine’s Rangeley Lakes Region, a place where brook trout are measured in pounds rather than inches and the landlocked salmon are as wild as the moose that graze in the shadowy coves of pristine lakes.

Salvatore D’Amico continues to be confounded by the mysteries of life, caught up in events he cannot control. The author-turned-fishing-guide worries that a film about his little town will destroy the peaceful life he has struggled so hard to achieve.
Meanwhile, those living beside the rivers and rills of the balsam-and-spruce forest are finding it hard to cope with the economic downturn following the collapse of Wall Street. To make matters worse, one of Sal’s neighbors has gone missing at a time when the local warden is occupied with reports of a precocious bear. To further complicate his life, an attractive reporter has the middle-aged Sal questioning his relationship with Christine Bailey, the woman with whom he has come to share his life.

Add plenty of fly fishing for wild trout, a Canadian motorcycle gang, a couple of gorgeous actresses and a larger-than-life director, and you can see why you’ll get hooked on this enjoyable tour through the woods of western Maine.
 

Reviews

“In his latest novel… Bob Romano once again nails it when it comes to an engaging tale about small-town rural Maine. Romano knows how to skillfully weave a tale that combines a story of people’s workaday struggles with thoughtful character development and a razor-sharp sense of place.” – V. Paul Reynolds, editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal and author of Maine Deer Hunter’s Logbook and Backtrack.

“Romano so captures the essence of my favorite Maine haunts that I almost drove up to check. Highly recommended reading.” – Kathy Scott, author of Moose in the Water/Bamboo on the Bench, Headwaters Fall as Snow, Changing Planes, and Brook Trout Forest.