High Water [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Douglas Reeman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1978

With his own boat, the motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, his dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a profitable, if legally dubious, proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade in arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a harmless adventure soon turns into something altogether more sinister. And Vivian finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of violence and crime, dangerously torn between his stubborn sense of past loyalties and his duty to a society he has always despised.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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With his own boat, the motor yacht Sea Fox, former naval officer Philip Vivian had hoped to earn a living free from the petty restrictions of everyday life, close to the sea he loved. Now, however, his dream is threatened by financial difficulties. So when a profitable, if legally dubious, proposition is put to him by an old naval comrade in arms, Vivian is willing to listen. But what starts out as a harmless adventure soon turns into something altogether more sinister. And Vivian finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of violence and crime, dangerously torn between his stubborn sense of past loyalties and his duty to a society he has always despised. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Douglas Reeman did convoy duty in the navy in the Atlantic, the Arctic, and the North Sea. He has written over thirty novels under his own name and more than twenty best-selling historical novels featuring Richard Bolitho under the pseudonym Alexander Kent. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books (June 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0708901484
• ISBN-13: 978-0708901489
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,698,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good naval thriller, April 12, 2006

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HORAK (Zug, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Water (Hardcover)

Philip Vivian is a 34 year old nearly bankrupt seaman. The brokers are menacing to take his yacht, the Sea Fox, from him if he can't come up with the sum of ? 700. At the R.N.V.R. club in London, Vivian meets an old acquaintance, Felix Lang, manager of the London branch of the Europa Travel Agency and Lang proposes to hire him for a "special" trip to France for a customer called Cooper. In exchange, Lang is ready to pay Vivian the ? 700 necessary for him to keep the Sea Fox.
Vivian agrees and what appears to be a harmless adventure soon becomes a life-threatening situation for him as he is trapped in an intricate web of violence and crime.

4.0 out of 5 stars good story, January 4, 2011

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This review is from: High Water (Paperback)

Tame story now, but I enjoyed the English dialog. I would recomend to anyone who enjoys books about small boats, and WWII.