The Heronmaster and other stories

The Heronmaster is the second collection of Alex McGilverys stories. They include the title story; the tale of Leaper who grows from a tadpole to become a legend. Murder in the Woods is a noir style mystery with animals rather than people. Nick a young wolf is forced to seek out the answer to Bob the mooses disappearance. Sammy is a the story of a young man on a cruise with his new car the elderly man he takes with him and a red balloon. Madisons Meteor tells the story of Frank Madison a farmer outside of the town of Madison which has fallen on hard times with the closing of the plant - the main employer for the town. Frank finds a meteor one night and changes start in both him and the town.