The sky fisherman

the long version

Laced with the solace of the great outdoors and infused with the spirituality of Indians on the local reservation, The Sky Fisherman is set in a small town in Oregon, where the interwoven currents of love, death, and a boy's coming of age flow swiftly below a surface life of hard work and confrontation with the forces of nature. The lives of young Culver, his twice-married mother, and his charismatic uncle Jake are shadowed by the death of Culver's father in a fishing accident. When a suspicious fire destroys the town mill and three murders occur, Culver is engulfed by the dangers swirling around him.