Cool Blue Tomb by Paul Kemprecos
Absorbing.Soc is an appealing, witty protagonist.and the Cape Cod locale is rendered with panache in this face-paced enjoyable yarn. Publisher's Weekly Life's a Beach-Until Murder Rolls in With the Tide A 50-million-dollar salvage operation. An expert diver dead at the bottom of the sea. An elegant mermaid in a black Porsche-and an open invitation to dip into the troubled waters of her marriage. Cape Cod's Aristotle Soc Socarides, part-time fisherman, part-time private eye, is swimming with the sharks. Only problem is, he's the bait.and blood is beginning to boil to the surface. Soc didn't think he could get in much deeper, but he'd better think again. A family debt of honor comes due-a debt only he can settle-plunging him into the middle of a lethal search for buried treasure. Now Soc's about to discover how deadly the Cape's currents can be. Snarled in a net of smuggling, treachery, and revenge, he's finding out that no matter how far down you go, nothing's harder to salvage than the truth. Absolutely the best private-eye mystery I've read. I can't wait for the next one. Bestselling Author, Clive CusslerMy 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 | 9780615819532 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615819532 |
| Title | Cool Blue Tomb |
| Author | Paul Kemprecos |
| Series | Aristotle Soc Socarides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Suspense Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 326 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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