The sea has inspired exceptional art, marvelous music, and the finest of literature. It is a thing of great beauty. It is also powerful and unforgiving. And it hides the darkest of secrets. Sometimes the water takes note of a small thing—a dumb little decision, a stupid bit of showing off—and it changes lives forever.Sim Greene is a fine companion and a gifted detective. A semi-devout bachelor in his late thirties, he lives in Channel Islands Harbor aboard Figaro, a 39-foot sailboat. ...

The British Virgin Islands. Their tourism board calls them “Nature’s Little Secrets.” But these tiny clumps of Caribbean paradise hold dark secrets of their own. Secrets that kill.Sailing his boat to the BVI was Sim Greene’s best option at the time. He planned to run a diving business — a water man’s dream job — with his best friend, Al. But when Al is arrested for the murder of a tourist, Sim faces hostile police, a wealthy and defensive family, vicious criminals, and superstitiou...

The sea has inspired exceptional art, marvelous music, and the finest of literature. It is a thing of great beauty. It is also powerful and unforgiving. And it hides the darkest of secrets. Sometimes the water takes note of a small thing—a dumb little decision, a stupid bit of showing off—and it changes lives forever.Sim Greene is a fine companion and a gifted detective. A semi-devout bachelor in his late thirties, he lives in Channel Islands Harbor aboard Figaro, a 39-foot sailboa...

The sea has inspired exceptional art, marvelous music, and the finest of literature. It is a thing of great beauty. It is also powerful and unforgiving. And it hides the darkest of secrets. Sometimes the water takes note of a small thing—a dumb little decision, a stupid bit of showing off—and it changes lives forever.Sim Greene is a fine companion and a gifted detective. A semi-devout bachelor in his late thirties, he lives in Channel Islands Harbor aboard Figaro, a 39-foot sailboa...

The US Navy’s top brass visit the upper reaches of San Francisco Bay to review the National Defense Reserve (or “Mothball”) Fleet. Security is paramount and Petty Officer First Class Sim Greene is sent on a temporary assignment to assist.Threats are made against the Navy, activists work to disrupt the visit, and several suspicious events take place on some rusty, old warships. A body is found and NCIS investigates. Sim is assigned to assist Special Agent Jonathan in his investigati...

The US Navy’s top brass visit the upper reaches of San Francisco Bay to review the National Defense Reserve (or “Mothball”) Fleet. Security is paramount and Petty Officer First Class Sim Greene is sent on a temporary assignment to assist.Threats are made against the Navy, activists work to disrupt the visit, and several suspicious events take place on some rusty, old warships. A body is found and NCIS investigates. Sim is assigned to assist Special Agent Jonathan in his investigati...

From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Cart...

From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Cart...

A modern-day Southern cookbook that celebrates the region's growing diversity, from chef and restaurateur Rob Newton."There's no genre of American cuisine as storied as Southern," says Rob Newton. In his debut cookbook, Newton brings to life the regional distinctions and new influences that make up the changing face of Southern cuisine--a category of cooking as cutting-edge as any other in the world. As Southern regions' demographics shift and food cultures bump up...

The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air—and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery’s adventures than any other pirate. His contemporaries crowned him "the pirate king" for pulling off the richest hei...