Offshore [Hardcover]

Don Corace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2007

A corporate raider will stop at nothing to exact revenge and destroy a Houston oil family dynasty. Don CoraceÕs first thriller is a page-turner with forbidden romance, corporate greed, and murder -- a book you wonÕt be able to put down. FIC000000

Editorial Reviews

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"Offshore really draws you in, providing a rich story... will have you turning the pages as fast as you can." -- Bookviews

"Offshore" will do for Houston what the TV series "Dallas" did for that city. -- Sam Fletcher, The Oil & Gas Journal

Don Corace's corporate thriller is the breakout book of the year! "Offshore" is a page-turner that entertains and educates. -- Sean Hannity, Hannity & Colmes and Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host

I was hooked from the first page. "Offshore" is a roller-coaster ride with unexpected twists and turns. Buy it! -- Neil Boortz, Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host

From the Inside Flap

The Houston offshore drilling company founded by D.L. Drummond is under siege. The high school dropout and former roughneck is pitted against a cunning Wall Street corporate raider, Ramsey Croft, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Drummond family dynasty.

While D.L. battles terminal cancer, he is forced to turn to his estranged son, Clay, for help. But Clay is embittered from living in the shadow of his legendary father. He also blames himself for his twin brother’s death during a rig accident four years earlier.

Kate Drummond, the widow of Clay’s brother, serves as a bridge between the two strong-willed men. She also persuades Clay to turn his life around and help the family through its crisis. In the process, they fall in love.

D.L. and Clay devise a plan where the fate of the company is wagered on the success or failure of drilling a wildcat well in the Gulf of Mexico at a world record depth. Croft agrees to the deal, but forces them to accept harsh terms and a nearly impossible deadline.

Croft finds ingenious ways to make sure the drilling is never completed. The odds become more heavily stacked against the Drummonds when a hurricane threatens to bring everything to a crashing halt.

OFFSHORE captures the grit and entrepreneurial spirit of Texas oil. Don Corace’s first corporate thriller takes us behind the scenes of the fascinating, high-stakes offshore drilling industry and into world of greed, romance . . . and murder.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 311 pages
• Publisher: Seahorse/Emerald Ink (February 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976042606
• ISBN-13: 978-0976042600
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,437,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced Page-Turner, March 31, 2005

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Cathy Stucker "IdeaLady.com" (Sugar Land, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Offshore (Hardcover)

Don Corace's "Offshore" is a fast-paced page-turner that combines financial maneuvering, offshore drilling action, murder, family conflict and forbidden romance. The novel is an inside look at the oil industry, and the daring people who push the limits of deepwater technology and brave the elements to find oil.

Although you don't have to know about the oil industry to enjoy this book, readers familiar with Houston and oil exploration will find much that is recognizable. Don Corace knows the oil industry and its people, and he uses that knowledge to create a fascinating story.

Discover this new author, and get caught up in the Drummond family saga. You won't want to put "Offshore" down until you learn what happens to Clay, Kate, D.L. and the rest of the Drummonds.

Cathy Stucker

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid First Effort, prose could be better, April 30, 2005

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D. K. Miles "dkmiles1" (Naples, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Offshore (Hardcover)

Don Corace has put together a decent book. The story line is strong, the character development is good, all together "Offshore" is an engaging read which teaches the laymen amongst us a thing or two about the offshore drilling industry. Though (by the writer's own admission) with not a lot of detail. The writer explains rather complex subject matter in very simplistic ways, it makes for a much easier read.

Even though Offshore has a strong plot, the story is sometimes hurt by Mr. Corace's plodding prose. The book sort of reminds me of John Grisham's "The Firm", stellar plot, but the writer never completely wraps you up in the story. Perhaps a ghost writer would serve Mr. Corace well, he has a good mind for a story, but he may not be the best one to tell it.

All and all a worthwhile read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keep trying, May 7, 2005

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M. M. P. (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Offshore (Hardcover)

Having a lot of familiarity with the oil industry, I read this book wondering if the modern industry could provide the setting for a good story. After finishing "Offshore," there's no doubt that it can--the premise of a winner-takes-all corporate bet over the industry's deepest offshore wildcat well is a great one. And I applaud the author for the plotline on this first endeavor.

However, the story is hampered by pedantic dialogue treatments, proofing hiccups, and some transitions that were unsatisfactorily abrupt (especially the ending)--all of which could have been assisted by an experienced fiction editor. I wanted to be engrossed in the plot but was distracted by lack of polish in the text. Please try again with more help, Mr. Corace. . . your story deserves to be a better read.