Salvage by Stephen Maher

248 Pages
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Release Date: August 30, 2016

Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thrillers, Action, Adventure

Phillip finds an abandoned lobster boat, the Kelly Lynn. It is Jimmy Zinck’s boat. He risks his life to retrieve the boat for salvage value during a violent storm and almost loses his life in the process. When he brings it back to the dock, his friend, Charlie, suggests checking inside to make sure no one is on board. Since it is dark, Phillip does not notice the blood. The next day the police show up asking questions. They are investigating the suspicious death of Jimmy and since Phillip is in possession of his boat, he is the prime suspect.

The book is an action adventure with a steady pace. The characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. If you like nautical themed stories with a murder mystery thrown in, you may enjoy reading this book.

Thanks to Stephen Maher and Dundurn for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Phillip Scarnum must employ his cunning and seamanship to stay alive and out of prison in this fast-paced, gritty thriller.

Phillip Scarnum is sailing along Nova Scotia's South Shore when he finds an abandoned lobster boat smashed on the rocks. He risks his life to haul it in, hoping to collect a big salvage fee, but before he can cash in, a fisherman's body full of bullet holes washes up on a nearby beach. The Mounties seize Scarnum's prize and start asking tricky questions about how well he knows the fisherman's wild widow. Scarnum needs to find out what happened on the boat, but as soon as he starts to investigate, some heavily armed Mexican drug runners show up, looking for 100 kilos of missing cocaine. Scarnum needs to keep a step ahead of the police and the gangsters if he wants to stay alive and out of prison and get the salvage fee that's coming to him.

I enjoyed this one with the characters I was actually interested in, and the plot was well paced and build upon.

Beautifully written violent novel of illicit dealings in the drug world. A slightly bent hero with a heart of gold goes to war with a Mexican cartel and ex friend, has run ins with the Mounties but naturally all is well in the end. Entertaining!