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Do you have Maine island intrigue? Satisfy it with a visit
to Isle au Haut, the island you've read about in The Lobster
Chronicles.
“[With] an appealing protagonist with room to grow, this cozy should win new fans for the author of The Hungry Ocean and The Lobster Chronicles.”
– Publishers Weekly
“Small-town life, the difficult job of harvesting lobsters, and the beauty of the Maine coast are well delineated as Greenlaw immerses the reader in boating practice lore. The tenacious Jane is a fully fleshed protagonist…in this satisfying mystery.”
– Booklist
“A primer in how to acclimate to Down Easterners that includes step-by-step instructions in knot-tying, navigation, and climbing in and out of listing lobster boats. Jane’s the best thing to happen to water since Travis McGee.”
– Kirkus Reviews
About FISHERMAN'S BEND
When former Miami homicide detective Jane Bunker left her big city life for Green Haven, Maine, she thought she was also leaving behind the pollution, noise, and dead bodies.
Well — as any New Englander will tell you — two out of three ain’t bad.
After solving a murder and surviving a couple of attempts on her life (recounted in the bestselling mystery Slipknot), Jane Bunker believes she’s finally earned a respite from murder and intrigue. But if she thinks it’s time for her to soak up the peace and quiet she’s been seeking, she should think again.
On her way back from a routine investigation into some smashed equipment, Jane takes a moment to appreciate the beauty of a Maine autumn — there’s the sublime rainbow foliage of the highlands, the serene reflections of the setting sun on the bay’s gentle waves, the elegant silhouette of a lobster boat on the bay. But her calm lasts only as long as it takes for Jane to make the chilling discovery that the vessel is in serious trouble with nobody aboard — and that its owner has vanished without a trace… Read more.