Author : Donald A Johnston
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 047202325X
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Book Synopsis The Echoes of L'Arbre Croche by : Donald A Johnston
Download or read book The Echoes of L'Arbre Croche written by Donald A Johnston and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1915, and Benjamin Corvet, founder of the ship-owning firm Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman, suddenly disappears, sparking events and questions that baffle even those who are close to him. Constance Sherrill, an attractive, sheltered young woman, feels strangely responsible for what may have happened to him---her father's best friend and coworker. Alan Conrad arrives in Chicago searching for his identity and an unknown benefactor and is swept into a maelstrom of mystery and intrigue that tests his intelligence and athleticism to the fullest. Henry Spearman, the firm's junior partner, is the most eligible bachelor along Chicago's Lake Shore Drive as a result of his catapult from ships' ranks to successful owner. When a ship sinks off the coast of Beaver Island in Michigan, the intertwining lives of these characters unlock the mystery of the disappearance of another ship twenty years earlier, in a riveting whodunit set on the stormy waters of the Great Lakes. Donald A. Johnston was born and raised in Detroit, served in World War II as a U.S. Navy Reserve officer, and was decorated for service in the Philippines and in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. His career includes forty years in the insurance business. An ardent sailing enthusiast, he has cruised the Great Lakes extensively and has sailed winners in class boats and in offshore competition. Jacket photograph © Yuriz / iStockphoto.com