Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Set in the stunning wilderness of coastal British Columbia, this is a mystery that uses locations as very strong characters.
Whiskey Gulf
What you need to know before your trail
A sailboat fails to arrive at its next port of call after crossing into a live-fire” naval exercise area just north of the border known as Whiskey Gulf.” Why did the sailboat go missing, and what happened to the couple aboard?
When trying to find some answers, the investigator discovers a hidden cove in the Inside Passage to the remote coast of British Columbia which may give them some clues. However when they return home, they are attacked. Who wants to keep the truth from coming out and why?
Travel Guide
Charlie Noble is a maritime private investigator and the thrill of an investigation into one of the harshest and bleakest environments is fascinating to read about. How do you go about locating a ship lost out to sea and finding out what happened to the ship and its passengers? The area is notorious for navel exercises so could this be the cause of the disappearance – a mistake that has ended so tragically?
The North West, the joy of sailing and the art of sailing really shines through here and boat enthusiasts will be in their element. There is an interesting addition of a Native american character who helps us to see the landscape under the Native American eyes and via the original names in their language. The names we see now are americanized so it is interesting to see their origin – a landscape shaped and named by how it is used.
And as for the adventure at sea –
We’ve got all sorts of boats on the water this week. Joint anti-terrorism training exercise with the Americans and the Bahrainis. High Speeds zooming all over the damn place”
An adventure on a sail boat – in a stark environment that is both dangerous and exhilarating.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Whiskey Gulf
Author/Guide: Clyde Ford Destination: British Columbia, Winchelsea Islands, Bellenas Islands Departure Time: 2000s
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