Blackwater Sound: A NovelThe Braswell family had everything people would kill for: money, looks, power. But their eldest son, the family's shining light, died in a bizarre fishing accident. And when he disappeared-hauled into the depths by the giant marlin he had been fighting-he took with him a secret so corrupt that it could destroy the Braswells. |
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... emerge from the sea . " It's given up , " her dad said . " You beat it . It's given up , Morgan . " But she didn't think so . Until just before the leap , the marlin's power seemed undiminished . The fish was still green 6 JAMES W. HALL.
A Novel James W. Hall. marlin's power seemed undiminished . The fish was still green . Still strong and alive . Unfazed by the fight . But the leader was only a few feet away , the fish lying slack a few feet below the surface . So maybe ...
... seemed like the right time to dump it . For the last two years a long string of wonderfully un- remarkable days had come and gone . Each night the breeze stirred the curtains and the cardinals trilled their evening song , each morning ...
... seemed to be one of her gifts . She had such a remarkably even disposition , nothing seemed to rouse her to anger or even mild distress . For the last couple of months they'd been sharing his small stilt - house and his monotonous days ...
... seemed just the thing , putter out into the backcoun- try , deep into the Florida Bay , and see if the dignified old lady still leaked . It'd been a long while since Thorn had motored so far into those waters , and though he'd heard the ...
Contents
Section 17 | 198 |
Section 18 | 204 |
Section 19 | 214 |
Section 20 | 222 |
Section 21 | 229 |
Section 22 | 243 |
Section 23 | 257 |
Section 24 | 271 |
Section 9 | 103 |
Section 10 | 116 |
Section 11 | 126 |
Section 12 | 139 |
Section 13 | 147 |
Section 14 | 160 |
Section 15 | 172 |
Section 16 | 183 |
Section 25 | 274 |
Section 26 | 287 |
Section 27 | 299 |
Section 28 | 312 |
Section 29 | 321 |
Section 30 | 329 |
Section 31 | 343 |