Bluefin Blues by Paul Kemprecos
Off the coast of Cape Cod, a Japanese bluefin tuna buyer is found dead on another man's boat, a harpoon shot through his chest. The dead man's grandfather, a Japanese fishing tycoon, seeks out part-time private investigator Aristotle Soc Socarides to find those responsible for his grandson's death. Soc is desirable because he's also a part-time fisherman; because the man also knows that Soc is deeply in need of funds to repair his dilapidated fishing boat, he knows Soc'll accept. Soc can't shake an uneasy feeling about the way the old Japanese man found him and the way he persuaded Soc to take the job: It was almost as if he knew me better than I knew myself. This realization should trigger a warning light in Soc's head. Maybe it does. But now Soc is curious. And he still needs the money. What starts out as a simple inquiry into a young man's death to secure the peace of mind of an old man mushrooms into an excavation of the bluefin-fishing community. As Paul Kemprecos's Shamus Award-winning p.i. is about to find out, it is a small, close-knit but competitive group, where the fact that a single tuna has a ten- to twenty-thousand-dollar price tag may inspire men to do evil.My career as a fiction writer began thanks to an 18th-century pirate's poor navigation. And it was in 1717 when the Whydah, a ship transporting a treasure, ran aground. In the 1980s, three salvage companies competed for the opportunity to find the wreck. The salvage debate heated up at times, and I wondered if their narrative could be turned into a book. Aristotle Soc Socarides, an ex-cop, diver, fisherman, and private investigator, was created by myself.
He was more enlightened than ruthless. Cool Blue Tomb was his debut appearance, and the book earned the Shamus Award for Best Paperback Novel. After many years in the newspaper industry, I decided to try my hand at fiction writing and completed five more books in the series. Paul Kemprecos is the best mystery writer in America, according to Clive Cussler.
Despite the praise, the Soc series remained stuck in the middle of the pack. By the time I finished my most recent novel, I was considering a different job, such as working in a 7-11. Clive called a few months after the release of Bluefin Blues to say that a Dirk Pitt spin-off was in the works. It'd be called the NUMA Files, and he wanted to know if I'd be interested in working on it.
My wife sealed the deal by saying, What else do you have to do? Austin had some nautical experience, and another team member, Paul Trout, was a Cape Cod native. Every one of the seven NUMA Files that followed, including Polar Shift, which beat out The DaVinci Code for first place, made The New York Times bestseller list. I'm still writing and working on the Soc series' e-book publication.
Christi and I currently reside on Cape Cod, where she runs her own financial services firm. We have two kitties and live in an 1865 farmhouse. We have three granddaughters and three children. Visit Paul Kemprecos' website at http://www.paulkemprecos.com/ to learn more about him.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780615921044 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615921043 |
| Title | Bluefin Blues |
| Author | Paul Kemprecos |
| Series | Aristotle Soc Socarides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Suspense Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |