Produkt
KlappentextA powerful first novel about loyalty and moral choice within a crumbling family (The Boston Globe).Every fall, the men of Loyalty Island like their fathers and grandfathers before them still sail from the Olympic Peninsula up to the Bering Sea to spend the winter catching king crab. Their dangerous occupation keeps food on the table but constantly threatens to leave empty seats around it.
To Cal, Alaska remains as mythical and mysterious as Treasure Island, and the stories his father returns with are as mesmerizing as those he once invented about Captain Flint before he turned pirate. But while Cal is too young to accompany his father, he is old enough to know that everything depends on the fate of those few boats thousands of
miles to the north. He is also old enough to feel the tension between his parents over whether he will follow in his father s footsteps. And old enough to wonder about his mother s relationship with John Gaunt, owner of the fleet.Then Gaunt dies suddenly, leaving the business in the hands of his son, who seems intent on selling away the fishermen s livelihood. Soon Cal stumbles on evidence that his father may have taken extreme measures to salvage their way of life. As winter comes on, his suspicions deepening and his moral compass shattered, he is forced to make a terrible choice.
To Cal, Alaska remains as mythical and mysterious as Treasure Island, and the stories his father returns with are as mesmerizing as those he once invented about Captain Flint before he turned pirate. But while Cal is too young to accompany his father, he is old enough to know that everything depends on the fate of those few boats thousands of
miles to the north. He is also old enough to feel the tension between his parents over whether he will follow in his father s footsteps. And old enough to wonder about his mother s relationship with John Gaunt, owner of the fleet.Then Gaunt dies suddenly, leaving the business in the hands of his son, who seems intent on selling away the fishermen s livelihood. Soon Cal stumbles on evidence that his father may have taken extreme measures to salvage their way of life. As winter comes on, his suspicions deepening and his moral compass shattered, he is forced to make a terrible choice.
Zusammenfassung¿A globetrotting adventure with shades of Dan Brown and Indiana Jones.¿ - Suspense Magazine
In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull with a hole bored through the forehead. Shortly after, her mentor is brutally murdered - by a seemingly supernatural killer. Meanwhile, in the jungle of Southeast Asia, photographer Jake Thirby undertakes a mysterious assignment for a beautiful Cambodian lawyer who is investigating mysterious findings at the two-thousand-year-old Plain of Jars.
Linking the two is a strange, demonic woman - dazzling in her physical prowess and unstoppable in her hunger for vengeance. A seductive blend of global adventure, gothic horror, and ripped-from-the-headlines science, The Lost Goddess is an edge-of-your-seat thriller with shocking revelations on the history of human violence and guilt
In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull with a hole bored through the forehead. Shortly after, her mentor is brutally murdered - by a seemingly supernatural killer. Meanwhile, in the jungle of Southeast Asia, photographer Jake Thirby undertakes a mysterious assignment for a beautiful Cambodian lawyer who is investigating mysterious findings at the two-thousand-year-old Plain of Jars.
Linking the two is a strange, demonic woman - dazzling in her physical prowess and unstoppable in her hunger for vengeance. A seductive blend of global adventure, gothic horror, and ripped-from-the-headlines science, The Lost Goddess is an edge-of-your-seat thriller with shocking revelations on the history of human violence and guilt
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-59448-656-2
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2013
Erscheinungsdatum02.04.2013
Seiten320 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht266 g
Illustrationenincludes online readers guide
Artikel-Nr.18071671
Rubriken
GenreKrimi/Spannung TB