Jack Q. (AlabamaJack) reviewed on 10/29/2006 + 170 more book reviews

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GRAVE DESCEND by John Lange: Hard Case Crime Reprint #26 of the 1970 Edgar nominated story of the sinking of the yacht Grave Descend. McGregor is hired to dive the wreck and see if the boat is salvageable. Before the dive there is one problem each person he talks to has a different story the insurance adjuster who is the owners brother, the chorus line dancer whose presence the owner wants kept hidden, the vessels captain why are none of the stories adding up? Why did the boat sink, why is its position so precisely known, what is to be gained by delaying the news of its sinking twenty four hours, why has no one already been inquiring, and lastly what is on the boat that is so valuable? McGregor needs to get answers and survive. Well-written, fast read.

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