Louisiana Blue: A Tiller Galloway Underwater Thriller [Mass Market Paperback]

David Poyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1995 | Series: Louisiana Blue (Book 1)

Beneath the shimmering surface of the Louisiana Gulf, a deadly scheme is making waves.

Former Navy SEAL Tiller Galloway is running from a vengeful past and needs to make himself scarce. Where better to lie low than under the murky, hazardous depths of the Louisiana Gulf? Galloway is doing the most dangerous kind of diving-- the kind that brings big money. But there's fathomless corruption that could lead to an environmental Armageddon. Now Galloway must look the other way or look into his own watery grave...

In the unforgettable tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald, bestselling author David Poyer bring you to the depths of terror with his breathless scenes of undersea adventure.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Deep-water diver Tiller Galloway (last seen in Bahamas Blue ) returns in a slow-moving but ultimately satisfying thriller centered around oil rigs off the Louisiana coast. Tiller and his friend Shad Aydlett, running from debts and hired gunman they attracted on their last job, hook up with Deep Tech, a small company hired by Coastal Oil Corp. to perform underwater work on its pipelines. A copter crash that may or not be an accident offers early warning that there is something crooked about Deep Tech; but revelations and suspicions are kept to a minimum until the very end, when Deep Tech's relation to Coastal becomes all too apparent and Tiller's life is on the line. Tiller is a compelling protagonist, an often unlikable and self-centered drifter who is the perfect denizen of the undersea world: tough, stubborn, solitary, out of place on land. But the biggest thrills in this well-written and subtly plotted novel come from the way Poyer brings alive the dangerous, claustrophobia-inducing world of deep-sea diving.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Here is another exciting story of Tiller Galloway, first introduced in Bahamas Blue and Hatteras Blue (St. Martin's, 1992). Now in Louisiana with his pal Shad seeking a job using his diving skills, Galloway, a former Navy SEAL, has a history of alcoholism and a criminal record. He is finally hired by a less than reputable company called Deep Tech and is soon doing deep dives to lay cable in the Gulf. When he finds and reports pipeline corrosion, though, he is told to forget it or be killed. The author, who has a naval background, fills his books with extensive diving detail. The underwater scenes are vivid and filled with tension and mystery, and the characters are interesting. An enjoyable thriller for readers of adventure and intrigue.
Marion F. Gallivan, Villa Maria Campus, Gannon Univ., Erie, Pa.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (November 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312954220
• ISBN-13: 978-0312954222
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,645,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Thriller that's spicier than a bowl of Louisiana Gumbo!, November 16, 1998

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[e-mail] (Shreveport, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Louisiana Blue: A Tiller Galloway Underwater Thriller (Mass Market Paperback)

In Louisiana Blue, the third of the Tiller Galloway series, Tiller and his partner, Shad leave North Carolina and head to the oilfield trash towns of South Louisiana looking for offshore diving jobs and a chance to put their lives back together. They find work with a less than reputable company, DeepTech, headed by a hard drinking, fast living cajun, Roland "Bender" Boudreaux. Just as things are starting to look good, Tiller find himself in deep trouble again! Deep as in 900 feet down in the Gulf of Mexico! Very smartly written, I couldn't read the last three chapters fast enough! As a diver, a former oilfield employee, and a native of the Bayou State, I was very impressed with Poyer's detail and vivid descriptions of South Louisiana and the Offshore Oil Industry. Galloway reminds me of Clive Cussler's DIRK PITT and James W. Hall's THORN all rolled into one! Readers who enjoy a good thriller with lots of vivid underwater action will love David Poyer's LOUISIANA BLUE!

1.0 out of 5 stars A boring disappointment., September 6, 1999

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Suzanne G. Bowles "Dr. Sue History Prof" (Florham Park, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana Blue: A Tiller Galloway Underwater Thriller (Mass Market Paperback)

This novel is a big disappointment. I'm a Poyer fan, but this is far below his usual standard. A boring book full of unpleasant characters & diving-jargon techno-babble. The plot, such as it is, doesn't even get going till the last 80 pages. If this had been my first Tiller novel I wouldn't bother continuing with the series. Another problem is that Tiller isn't that likable in this novel. It's OK to have a rogue hero, but the rogue has to have some redeeming qualities or be likable in some way. In this episode Tiller is an unattractive jerk even though he does the "right thing" in the end. But by then who cares. I'll continue with the series but I hope they get better!