When retired Inspector Charlie
Hunter receives a frantic message over the radio that the motor vessel, Mistral, a 62 foot Azimut, has an
uncontrollable fire in its engine room, he finds himself close enough to see it
and another craft on the horizon but too far away to reach the burning ship in
time. From his motor trawler, No Comment, he observes a lifeboat full
of people escape the flames. The second vessel he can see, a cigarette boat
with the speed to come to Mistral’s aid
first ignores the mayday and then plows through the lifeboat at top speed,
sending all aboard to their deaths.
Why kill the survivors of a sinking
ship?
Lethal
Business is the third book in The Hunter files and it reads very well on
its own. W. Soliman has created a
tough, likeable hero with a charming and believable heroine. She describes a storm at sea and acts
of political expedience with equal deftness and knowledge. I very much enjoyed
this novel and I recommend it highly.
The release date is tomorrow.
Is that the opening scene, Warren? It sounds suspenseful, but it must be a mystery. If the main character is a retired "Inspector" can I assume this is British?
ReplyDeleteYes, you have provoked my curiosity. Good job!
Sounds interesting, Warren! You've certainly set up the suspense.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a thriller, Warren. If that's the opening scene, it is sure to hook the reader.
ReplyDeleteYou hooked me, Warren. I'm looking forward to reading it and finding out why.
ReplyDeleteGreat start--the reader gets pulled in right away. Lots of room for this to grow! The immediate question comes up--is your protagonist now in danger from the "mad" boater? Open water hides a lot of evidence!
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