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41) Fisherman's bend
Author
Series
Jane Bunker mysteries volume 2
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
In this second entry in bestselling author Greenlaw's popular new mystery series, Jane Bunker finds out that the idyllic little town of Green Haven, Maine, harbors some dark secrets--and she finds out the hard way that they are darker than most.
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
xiv, 350 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Description
In this sequel to Highliners, trouble hits when Hank Crawford's boat is grounded, his youngest child falls ill, and a devastatingly poor crab season brings little income. During a trip to Japan, a troubled Hank is tempted to compromise his business ethics to save his boat and is drawn into a careless romance that could cost him the wife and family he loves.
44) Of sea and cloud
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Nicolas Graves raised his sons to be lobstermen. Bill and Joshua (known as Jonah) Graves grew up aboard their father's boat--the Cinderella--learning the rules and rites of the antiquated business they love. But when their father is lost at sea and the price of lobster crashes worldwide, Bill and Jonah must decide how much they are willing to risk for their family legacy. Standing against them is Osmond Randolph--former Calvinist minister, mystic,...
47) Birds of prey
Author
Series
Courtney novels volume 9
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
554 p. : map ; 25 cm.
48) Sea wife
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids - Sybil, age seven, and George, age two - Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression,...
Author
Series
Horatio Hornblower saga volume 10
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Description
As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Isla is a lonely girl who moves to Hobart with her mother and brother to try and better their lives. It's not really working until they meet Bo, a crewman on an Antarctic supply ship, the Nella Dan, who shares stories about his adventures with them--his travels, bird watching, home in Denmark, and life on board the ship. Isla is struggling to learn what truly matters and who to trust; and this modern Viking is searching to understand his past and...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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Description
"Louis L'Amour's long-lost first novel, faithfully completed by his son, takes readers on a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Fate is a ship. As the shadows of World War II gather, the SS Lichenfield is westbound across the Pacific carrying eighty thousand barrels of highly explosive naphtha. The cargo alone makes the journey perilous, with the entire crew aware that one careless moment could lead to disaster. But yet another sort...
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
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Description
"As the captain of a useful frigate, Kydd is claimed by the Leeward Islands station, exchanging the harsh situation in South America for the warmth and delights of the Caribbean. It's a sea change for Kydd, who revisits places and people that figured in his time as a young seaman. Some are nostalgic and pleasing, while others bring challenges of a personal nature. In Europe, Napoleon is triumphant on land, but so far away in the Caribbean, Kydd and...
59) The cruiser
Author
Series
Tales of the Modern Navy volume 14
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 25 cm.
Description
"Newly-promoted to captain, Dan Lenson's first glimpse of his command is of a ship literally high and dry. The USS Savo Island, which carries a classified, never-before-deployed missile defense system, has run aground on an exposed sandbar off Naples. Captain Lenson has to relieve the ship's disgraced skipper and deploy on a secret mission--Operation Stellar Shield--which will take his ship and crew into the dangerous waters bordering the Middle East"--...
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The sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States. At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible...
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