Synopses & Reviews
In her Seychelle Sullivan novels, Christine Kling has brilliantly rendered the world of South Florida, as seen from the teeming waters around it. From harbors of Key West to the wilds of Biscayne Bay to the night lights of Miami, Klings tough-minded heroine has carved out a life that is uniquely her own. Now, this fiercely independent woman is at a turning point . . . and in a dangerous duel with an unseen enemy.
In the 1800s, Key West was built by wrecking skippers who in feats of derring-do raced to shipping disasters to save valuable cargos from the ocean depths. Today, as too many boats chase too few wrecks, salvage has turned into a cutthroat corporate enterprise. Seychelle Sullivan, who pilots a tug her father built by hand, is unable and unwilling to compete. She is overwhelmed by issues of love, trust, motherhood, career, and family. But when a friend is killed, Seychelle begins to suspect a chilling scenario: that modern-day wreckers are causing yachts to crash onto the reefs-and killing off whoever gets in the way.
Nestor Frias was piloting a billionaires luxury power yacht on its maiden voyage when it ran aground. A few days later, Frias was dead. His eight-months-pregnant widow is distraught, and a host of questions surround both Friass death and the ships accident. When another man dies while asking questions, Seychelle navigates the dangerous shoals and channels of the case and her life, unaware that a greater danger is looming: a murderous human storm designed perfectly for her.
With its vivid, colorful characters and rich sense of sea and land, Wreckers Key is a brilliant addition to Christine Kling's fascinating, entertaining, and thrilling Florida mystery series.
Synopsis
Faced with a lawsuit for failing to save a sinking vessel, salvage captain Seychelle Sullivan seizes the opportunity to get out of town to tow the yacht Power Play, captained by her friend Nestor Frias, back from Key West, but when Frias turns up dead, she launches her own investigation into modern-day predators preying on ships in the Florida Keys. 10,000 first printing.
About the Author
Christine Kling is the author of Surface Tension, Cross Current, and Bitter End. She spent more than twenty years on and around boats and has cruised the waters of the North and South Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean. She received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Florida International University in Miami. She lives in South Florida aboard her thirty-three-foot sailboat.