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When McKenna realizes the truth about Cain, he's confronted with a Hobson's choice, and the decision he makes between two evils catapults him into a world of hurt, violence, deception, and murder. Can a moral man do an immoral thing and still consider himself a good human being? That's the philosophical question at the heart of this engrossing "what if." Unlike some speculative suspense thrillers based on actual events, this one stands on its own as a lively, well-told tale regardless of the historical circumstances that suggested it. Both Rob and Catherine are empathetic characters whose fate quickly grips the reader. The secondary figures, such as the incestuous brother-sister team who've been double-crossed by Tom Cain and the Vietnam vet who repays his debt to Rob by putting his own life on the line are equally well-drawn. The pacing is swift, careening to an explosive and satisfying conclusion--a page-turning read for armchair sailors with a penchant for true crime stories as well as made-up mysteries. --Jane Adams
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. 352 pages. Cover worn. Spien cracked. Ex-libraryMcKenna is a good man who takes a new crewman onto his boat in Bermuda to sail back to Boston, handsome young Tom Cain. When Cain is about to b e caught smuggling diamonds by the Coast Guard, he convinces McKe nna to lie to save him . . . for a share. McKenna does this one b ad thing, and finds himself bound by chains of murder. That one l ie puts his life, and the life of his wife, in danger; forces him to murder, and enmeshes him in a web of international crime and evil. The dark romance of the thriller has never been more pote nt than in One Bad Thing. Seller Inventory # 2526k