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Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning
Author: Caitlin Rother
Happy and retired, Tom and Jackie Hawks lived a charmed life in sunny Southern California. They were delighted when former child star Skylar Deleon and his pregnant wife Jennifer offered cash to purchase their 55-ft yacht The Well Deserved. But a trial voyage turned into a nightmare. Out at sea, the Hawkses begged for their lives as they were fo...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $7.59 or $3.69+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780786022175
ISBN-10: 0786022175
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Kensington
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I picked this book up as a follow up to a previous one I read about the same case.

Vanished at Sea The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder
Author: Tina Dirmann

I really enjoyed "vanished at sea" and feel it gives a better behind the scenes and details of the victims, killers and life for everyone involved.
I definitely recommend it over this one.

I picked up this one to see what happened since and read it to read the captivating story again. It was okay but again I feel "vanished at sea" is better.
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If you want to read a book that you can't put down - this one's for you. Tom and Jackie Hawks were a happy couple beloved by family and friends. When they retired, they sold their house, bought a yacht and settled on the Sea. When their first grandchild arrives they decide to sell the yacht so they could be around their family. Skylar Deleon was not a "child actor" like he told everyone. He was a sneaky, souless, little twerp who did whatever he wanted and lied while doing it. When he met his wife Jennifer an equally obnoxious troll, the two were a perfect match made in hell. Skylar takes his pregnant wife and two year old child on the yacht to prove to the Hawks he is a sincere family man who wants the boat and has the cash to buy it. When Skylar returns with two friends, the Hawks soon realize the mistake they had made in trusting Deleon. What comes next is what horror movies are made of - I don't want to divulge too much because if you haven't heard the story, you will not want to miss this book!


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