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Buried at Sea: A Novel of Suspense
The previous novels of Paul Garrison -- Red Sky at Morning and Fire and Ice -- have received resounding critical acclaim, elevating the author to the top ranks of contemporary thriller writers. Now his position is powerfully confirmed with an electrifying tale of adventure and danger thousands of miles from civilization and safety.
Jim Leighton is young, fit, and hungry for excitement -- and his dream of adventure is coming true, now that he's been hired as a deckhand and personal trainer to a wealthy investment banker and setting sail for Rio de Janiero aboard the luxury yacht Hustle. But Jim's enigmatic employer is not what he seems. With all his money, charm, and seafaring tales, Will Sparks is a man who's guarding a terrifying, potentially lethal secret. And in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Sparks makes a startling They are changing course for Africa because someone is pursuing them. Someone who wants them dead.
With no previous sailing experience -- far from the sanctuary of land and in the company of a stranger who is possibly delusional and certainly dangerous -- Jim is suddenly trapped in a harrowing race for survival across the vast waters of the globe, fleeing a faceless threat that inexplicably knows where they are and where they are going. And when destiny places him alone at the helm, Jim's options are reduced to sail or die, because the terror that is relentlessly approaching at breakneck speed will not be shaken off or deterred -- nor will it rest until Hustle and Jim Leighton both lie broken and lifeless on the ocean floor.
A novel of nonstop action and unremitting suspense, Paul Garrison's unparalleled thriller brilliantly combines the magnificence and mercilessness of the natural water world with the darkest nature of man and the nightmare of modern technology. An intense and enthralling reading experience, it will surely stand with the great classics of sea adventure.
Jim Leighton is young, fit, and hungry for excitement -- and his dream of adventure is coming true, now that he's been hired as a deckhand and personal trainer to a wealthy investment banker and setting sail for Rio de Janiero aboard the luxury yacht Hustle. But Jim's enigmatic employer is not what he seems. With all his money, charm, and seafaring tales, Will Sparks is a man who's guarding a terrifying, potentially lethal secret. And in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Sparks makes a startling They are changing course for Africa because someone is pursuing them. Someone who wants them dead.
With no previous sailing experience -- far from the sanctuary of land and in the company of a stranger who is possibly delusional and certainly dangerous -- Jim is suddenly trapped in a harrowing race for survival across the vast waters of the globe, fleeing a faceless threat that inexplicably knows where they are and where they are going. And when destiny places him alone at the helm, Jim's options are reduced to sail or die, because the terror that is relentlessly approaching at breakneck speed will not be shaken off or deterred -- nor will it rest until Hustle and Jim Leighton both lie broken and lifeless on the ocean floor.
A novel of nonstop action and unremitting suspense, Paul Garrison's unparalleled thriller brilliantly combines the magnificence and mercilessness of the natural water world with the darkest nature of man and the nightmare of modern technology. An intense and enthralling reading experience, it will surely stand with the great classics of sea adventure.
400 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2002
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August 1, 2022
I enjoyed the suspense, the twists and turns of the plot, the details about sailing that showed how complex it is, and the main characters. The surprise ending fell a bit flat for me.
March 4, 2018
Brilliantly penned down. Jim is working as novice with Will on a sail boat. When Will suspects that someone is following them even in the open ocean. It's a nice plot with twists a day a lot of life at sea stuff. But keeps reader on the edge.
Definitely recommended.
Definitely recommended.
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May 27, 2021I enjoyed this little adventure on the high seas. The outcome that Jim Leighton, the landlubber protagonist, will survive weeks at sea sailing a yacht is quite predictable. But Garrison keeps up the suspense pretty well.
August 24, 2014
Definitely a read for ocean crossing sailors. The suspense might have been a little more intense if readers hadn't known so much about the organization that was searching for and chasing Will. Without so much knowledge, the reader would have been constantly guessing whether Will was lying or mentally stable.
The last few pages at the finale were disappointing. The book just appeared to need to end, and the characters weren't up to a grand climax. The action felt too doubtful.
I would read another of this author's books.
The last few pages at the finale were disappointing. The book just appeared to need to end, and the characters weren't up to a grand climax. The action felt too doubtful.
I would read another of this author's books.
August 23, 2010
This is quite a book! It is filled with detailed and complicated sailing terms that I had no idea what they meant, but it is obvious that the author is very knowledgeable. Exciting plot, and a surprise ending. Well worth the read.
April 9, 2013
Learned a lot about sailing. Garrison (real name Justin Scott) did a good job at keeping the suspense screws turning. But in the end it was an average book with a predictable trite ending.
June 3, 2016
great book, until you read the very last page....then you want to reread it all over again.
April 16, 2017
couldnt get into the flow of the story...
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