Blackwater Sound - Softcover
The Braswell family had everything people would kill for: money, looks, power. But their eldest son, the family's shining light, died in a bizarre fishing accident. And when he disappeared - hauled into the depths by the giant marlin he had been fighting - he took with him a secret so corrupt that it could destroy the Braswells.
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A powerful Florida family, its high-tech fortune dwindling, is haunted by an elusive, enormous blue marlin that claimed the life of its eldest son, who was meant to restore the family's prominence. But the Braswells are tormented by even darker secrets, such as incest and treason, that drive this dark, atmospheric thriller to an explosive conclusion, which might have been pulled straight from recent headlines. James Hall pits Thorn, his series protagonist, against the Braswells and their deadly plans. Although an existentially morose antihero is a convention of the mystery genre, Hall manages to transcend it with a fascinating plot and a powerful narrative, resulting in a suspenseful and resonant novel that shows off his well-developed talents for character development, place, and pacing. The author of 11 previous mysteries (including Mean High Tide and Rough Draft), Hall gets better with every book, and this one continues the trend. --Jane Adams
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James W. Hall lives on the edge of Blackwater Sound in Key Largo, Florida, with his wife, Evelyn, and his dogs, Travis and Sofie.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0007112742
- ISBN 13 9780007112746
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. Uncorrected Proof. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 339pp. Crime fiction from James Hall set in Florida. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.25 x 6 inches. Seller Inventory # 022093
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 339 pages. Action and suspense in the Florida Keys and Bahama s -- in the atmospheric new thriller from the author hailed by De nnis Lehane as 'the king of Florida noir'. The Braswells had ever ything: money, looks and power. But when their eldest son, the fa mily's shining light, was killed in a freak fishing accident, he took with him a dark secret. Ten years later, in the steamy shall ows off the Florida coast, an airliner crashes, killing all aboar d. Helping pull corpses from the water, Thorn finds himself drawn into a bizarre conspiracy: someone has developed a high-tech wea pon capable of destroying electrical systems in a powerful flash. How are the secretive Braswells and their family-owned company i nvolved? And what does it have to do with the family's obsessive hunt for the great marlin that killed their golden boy? Featuring two of his most popular characters, police photographer Alexandr a Rafferty and reluctant investigator Thorn, BLACKWATER SOUND is James Hall's finest thriller yet. Loaded with action and suspense , spiced with humour and featuring some of his most unforgettable villains, it bristles with all the heat and tension of a tropica l Florida summer. Seller Inventory # 2204aa
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