Down Island: A Novel of the Caribbean - Couverture rigide

Hill, Mark R

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595828108 ISBN 13 : 9780595828104

Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

When one of Cassie Spencer's high-rolling customers offers to take the waitress sailing in the Caribbean, Cassie figures she has nothing to lose-that is, until a gang of drug pirates attacks the ship and takes Cassie prisoner after slitting her friend's throat.

Knowing that any mistake will be fatal, Cassie waits for the perfect time to make her escape. She makes a swim for Dead Chest Island, where, days later, she is rescued by brothers Doug and Nate Thompson and taken aboard their sailboat, Payback. But the murderous modern-day pirates discover that Cassie is still alive. Pursued by the smugglers' motor trawler, the crew of Payback must survive a dangerous waterspout, sea battles, and romantic entanglements to reach desired safety in Trinidad.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The boat moved a little. Was it simply the current? He grabbed a handhold inside the cabin while shifting his weight back and forth. It might be wishful thinking, but maybe he'd help rock the yacht loose from any sea bottom suction. Nate noticed what he was doing then joined in.Doug heard a scraping sound from the grounded side of the hull. The bow rose and the forward cabin's bags puffed and grew noticeably. Then the stern came up, inflating the bags more and more with the decreasing depth. The boat was rising!There was an abrupt jolt as if Payback had been grabbed from behind by a giant hand and yanked backwards. The bow continued to rise until the vessel was pointed nearly vertical, straining to reach the shimmering surface of the sea. Furniture and equipment broke loose and violently slid to the stern. The crew grabbed for something to hold onto while sliding objects tore past or fell on them. The two brothers each reached to snag hatch handles above. Then, in spite of sounds being muffled by the water, Doug heard a high-pitched scream.

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in Illinois and raised in Wisconsin, Mark R. Hill graduated from Florida State University and earned an MBA from Winthrop. The yachtsman and Navy submarine veteran has also been a CPA, a banker, and a retailer. He and his wife currently reside in Jacksonville, Florida.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595828108
• ISBN 13: 9780595828104
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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