The Mermaid Latitudes

Name: The Mermaid Latitudes
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Barry James Hickey
ISBN: 9781982735883

Author: Barry James Hickey

Narrator: Barry James Hickey

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 12/21/2018

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Amateur Sleuth, Sea Stories

Synopsis

A missing artist has painted a fantastic mermaid portrait that is taking the art world by storm. Larry Settlebottom, a lonesome Chicago museum curator, is hired to find the artist and his model at any cost. His encounters with sea pirates, exotic gypsies, and oceanographers lead him towards a secluded island with a secret guarded by a madman: Did mermaids once inhabit the earth? To unravel the mystery, Larry must also face his own buried past.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Summer Seeds

I think I was expecting something different based on the description. Alas, the first part of the book was largely about art, a topic that I am neither well versed nor very interested in. Don’t misunderstand, I appreciate art for it’s beauty and the emotions it can make one feel, but I am no art sch......more

Goodreads review by Terese A Gassman

Wonderful! Beautiful story. The author of the Mermaid Latitudes was able to give me a beautiful story with marvelous details that allowed my imagination to fill in the colors.......more

Goodreads review by Heather

What a lovely blend of historical fiction, mythology, legend and art!! This was such a good read.......more