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Rob McKenna and his wife, attempting to rebuild their marriage after the death of their daughter, seek solace in a new life aboard the boat they've bought and sailed to the Caribbean. But the effort fails, and Catherine leaves Rob midway on the voyage, forcing him to take on a crew member to help sail the boat back to Boston. Tom Cain turns out to be more than a capable sailor. He's also a thief and a con man, implicated (at least fictionally) in the biggest unsolved art theft in history--the disappearance of a $300-million-dollar trove of old masters from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Rob McKenna and his wife, attempting to rebuild their marriage after the death of their daughter, seek solace in a new life aboard the boat they've bought and sailed to the Caribbean. But the effort fails, and Catherine leaves Rob midway on the voyage, forcing him to take on a crew member to help sail the boat back to Boston. Tom Cain turns out to be more than a capable sailor. He's also a thief and a con man, implicated (at least fictionally) in the biggest unsolved art theft in history--the disappearance of a $300-million-dollar trove of old masters from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
When McKenna realizes the truth about Cain, he's confronted with a Hobson's choice, and the decision he makes between two evils catapults him into a world of hurt, violence, deception, and murder. Can a moral man do an immoral thing and still consider himself a good human being? That's the philosophical question at the heart of this engrossing "what if." Unlike some speculative suspense thrillers based on actual events, this one stands on its own as a lively, well-told tale regardless of the historical circumstances that suggested it. Both Rob and Catherine are empathetic characters whose fate quickly grips the reader. The secondary figures, such as the incestuous brother-sister team who've been double-crossed by Tom Cain and the Vietnam vet who repays his debt to Rob by putting his own life on the line are equally well-drawn. The pacing is swift, careening to an explosive and satisfying conclusion--a page-turning read for armchair sailors with a penchant for true crime stories as well as made-up mysteries. --Jane Adams
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Rob McKennaAgood guy, good husband, good father and good friendAseeks to escape the guilt he feels over his daughter's death in this first-rate nautical mystery from Eidson (Adrenaline, etc.). After selling his business and house and buying a 38-foot sloop, The Wanderer, McKenna sets sail with his wife, Caroline, on a life-altering ocean voyage. When Caroline, unable to cope with their constant arguments, flies home from Tortolla in the Caribbean to Newburyport, Mass., young, blond, blue-eyed Tom Cain offers to be McKenna's mate. But Cain is not the experienced sailor or Harvard graduate he professes to be, and McKenna begins a journey home darker and more dangerous than the treacherous sea they endure en route. McKenna discovers that Cain possesses a fortune in diamonds, which they agree to split after McKenna protects Cain from the Coast Guard officials who search the boat. In a dense fog off the Rhode Island coast, McKenna faces a life-threatening situation leading to murder. Back on land in Newburyport, McKenna has to defend himself, Caroline and their friends from people whom Cain cheated and double-crossed. Criminal, amoral and sometimes psychotic characters immersed in duplicity contrast with McKenna as he deals with his own moral dilemmas. Like the speed of The Wanderer in a gale force wind, Eidson's tale moves to a satisfying conclusion. Sailing enthusiasts will particularly enjoy the authentic and detailed descriptions of McKenna's voyage from Tortolla to Newburyport. (Sept.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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