What starts as a pleasant summer on Cape Cod for Doc and Mary Adams turns suddenly chilling when their house guest is murdered in his bed—with the very pills that control his epilepsy. Their son Jack becomes the prime suspect. After all, the victim had been Jack’s rival both at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and for the attention of a beautiful whale watcher named Alice.
The evidence is too damning to ignore, but an enraged Doc knows his son is innocent and sets out to prove it. His only clue is that the real murderer must have been very interested in the victim’s top-secret lab work…
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"One of the best books I've read: East Coast mystery (one in a terrific series by one of my favorite authors), very atmospheric and exciting, with a strong family relationship storyline (father-son). Read this one, and any others by Rick Boyer. "
— Theresa (5 out of 5 stars)
“Boyer’s prose soars as he describes the shiny gray mammals we know as whales…Jack’s mother and her dishy friend, Janice, salt the dialogue with snappy, hip jargon.”
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Rick Boyer is the author of several Doc Adams mysteries, including Billingsgate Shoal, for which he won an Edgar Award for Best First Mystery from the Mystery Writers of America. He is a long-time resident of Concord, Massachusetts, and teaches writing in Asheville, North Carolina.
Christopher Lane is an award-winning actor, director, and narrator. He has been awarded the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration several times and has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.