Dead Sea
by Peter Tonkin
Richard Mariner - Book 17
‘A master of seagoing adventure.’ Clive Cussler
An ambitious ecological experiment plunges Richard and Robin Mariner into deadly waters . . .
Heritage Mariner and Greenbaum International have financed an ecological experiment to prove how swiftly rubbish can foul the oceans by dropping and tracking a plastic bottle into a Tokyo river.
The bottle is filled with lottery tickets for extra publicity – one of which could be worth $55 million. Robin Mariner and Nic Greenbaum’s only child, Libby, will race each other across the Pacific to see who can reach the bottle first, but when it is discovered that it contains the winning ticket the experiment suddenly becomes part of a much deadlier game . . .
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is the author of the Trojan Murders series, Caesar's Spies and the Tom Musgrave Mysteries.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
”Edge-of-the-seat terror.” Daily Post
“A welcome aura of old-fashioned expertise.” Publishers Weekly
“A good thriller, recommended.” Library Journal
“Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.” Booklist
”Equals the best of James Clavell.” Daily Telegraph
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading.” Publishing News
‘A master of seagoing adventure.’ Clive Cussler
An ambitious ecological experiment plunges Richard and Robin Mariner into deadly waters . . .
Heritage Mariner and Greenbaum International have financed an ecological experiment to prove how swiftly rubbish can foul the oceans by dropping and tracking a plastic bottle into a Tokyo river.
The bottle is filled with lottery tickets for extra publicity – one of which could be worth $55 million. Robin Mariner and Nic Greenbaum’s only child, Libby, will race each other across the Pacific to see who can reach the bottle first, but when it is discovered that it contains the winning ticket the experiment suddenly becomes part of a much deadlier game . . .
Peter Tonkin was born in 1950 in Ulster, Northern Ireland and was raised in the UK, Holland, Germany, and the Persian Gulf. The son of an RAF officer, Tonkin spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He is the author of the Trojan Murders series, Caesar's Spies and the Tom Musgrave Mysteries.
Praise for Peter Tonkin:
”Edge-of-the-seat terror.” Daily Post
“A welcome aura of old-fashioned expertise.” Publishers Weekly
“A good thriller, recommended.” Library Journal
“Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.” Booklist
”Equals the best of James Clavell.” Daily Telegraph
”Good technical detail, plus an exciting climax, makes this entertaining reading.” Publishing News
