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    The Whaleboat House

    Written by Mark Mills

    Narrated by Kerry Shale

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    Snow Falling on Cedars meets The Shipping News in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island.

    Read by Kerry Shale.

    In the small town of Amagansett, perched on Long Island's windswept coast, generations have followed the same calling as their forefathers, fishing the dangerous Atlantic waters. Little has changed in the three centuries since white settlers drove the Montaukett Indians from the land. But for Conrad Labarde, a second-generation Basque immigrant recently returned from the Second World War, and his fellow fisherman Rollo Kemp, this stability is shattered when a beautiful New York socialite turns up dead in their nets.

    On the face of it, her death was accidental, but deputy police chief Tom Hollis – an incomer from New York – is convinced the truth lies in the intricate histories and family secrets of Amagansett's inhabitants. Meanwhile the enigmatic Labarde is pursuing his own investigation.

    In unravelling the mystery, this haunting and evocative novel captures a community whose way of life is disappearing, its demise hastened by war in Europe and the incursions of wealthy city dwellers in search of a playground.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 6, 2007
    ISBN9780007277797
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    The Whaleboat House
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    Mark Mills

    Mark Mills graduated from Cambridge University in 1986. He has lived in both Italy and France, and has written for the screen. His first novel, ‘The Whaleboat House’, won the 2004 Crime Writer's Association for Best Novel by a debut author. ‘The Savage Garden’ received stunning reviews and was a No 1 bestseller. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two children.

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    • 5/5
      What a story! The dramatic encounter of a lone fisherman with the lost souls of New York bankers. Whose side wins? You will enjoy every line finding it out.