Blackwater Sound, James W. Hall
Blackwater Sound, James W. Hall
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Blackwater Sound

Author: James W. Hall

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

The 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.Ten years later, a huge airliner crashes in the steamy shallows off the Florida coast, killing all aboard. Helping pull bodies from the water, Thorn finds himself drawn into a bizarre conspiracy: someone has developed a high tech weapon capable of destroying electrical systems in a powerful flash. The terrorist potential is huge. How are the secretive Braswells and their family-owned company, MicroDyne, involved? And what does it have to do with the family's obsessive hunt for the great marlin that killed their golden boy? With the Braswells, James W. Hall introduces one of the most evil and dysfunctional families in the history of fiction. And, along with Thorn, he brings back favorite characters from his earlier books, including Alexandra Rafferty and her father, Lawton Collins, a retired and increasingly dotty former police investigator whose methods of investigation result in his kidnapping. A story that bristles with all the heat and tension of a tropical Florida summer, Blackwater Sound is destined to rank among the greatest suspense thrillers of the new decade.

About James W. Hall

James W. Hall travels between his homes in south Florida and North Carolina. For the last 29 years, he has taught literature and creative writing at Florida International University, where his students have included Dennis Lehane, Barbara Parker, and Vicki Hendricks. After publishing four books of poetry and several works of short fiction in such magazines as the Georgia Review and Kenyon Review, Hall began writing crime novels in 1986 with Under Cover of Daylight.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Louis on July 14, 2016

James W. Hall’s Blackwater Sound is a solid crime novel. Hall, who began his career as a poet, is a master of prose. His sentences soar, but never detract from the story, which is based around his character, Thorn—a man who specializes in creating and selling fish lures, but is drawn into solving cr......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn (in SC) C234D on March 15, 2011

I have read and enjoyed several novels featuring Thorn, a reluctant hero. He wants to keep to himself, but seems to be a magnet for trouble, and he can't help coming to the aid of persons in need. In this story, a truly dysfunctional family went off the deep end when the oldest son died in a fishing......more

Goodreads review by Joni on August 30, 2012

Loved this installment in the Thorn series and when I passed it along to the bartender at Nippers on Guana Cay, she gave me a couple free drinks! No library on the island and they love James W. Hall books!......more

Goodreads review by Teri on July 22, 2008

excellent writer, very good.......more

Goodreads review by Glennie on June 08, 2013

Still loving this series!......more