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Authors: Joan Druett

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“Not only is Wiki Coffin a scientist, but he could be exactly the man you need,” Rochester loftily informed him. “He's the representative of U.S. law and order with the expedition, authorized by the sheriff's department of Portsmouth, Virginia.”

“What the
hell
are you talking about?”

George said to Wiki in tones of sorely tried patience, “Could I trouble you to fetch your warrant, old chap? It seems we have to prove our point.”

Wiki paused, interested enough by the contradictions of this strangely blatant theft to repeat his question to Stackpole. “Did you really give him the thousand dollars in cash?” he asked.

The whaling master frowned, but admitted, “I gave him a draft on my Connecticut bank, payable to bearer.”

Wiki's lips pursed up in a silent whistle as he contemplated the interesting implications of this. “And the schooner has disappeared, too?”

“Of course,” said Stackpole sourly.

About the Author

Joan Druett
,
an award-winning nautical nonfiction writer, is the author of
In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon.
She lives in New Zealand. You can sign up for email updates
here
.

Also by
Joan Druett

IN THE WIKI COFFIN SERIES

Shark Island

A Watery Grave

OTHER FICTION

Abigail

A Promise of Gold

Murder at the Brian Boru

NONFICTION

In the Wake of Madness

Rough Medicine

She Captains

Hen Frigates

The Sailing Circle
(with Mary Anne Wallace)

Captain's Daughter, Coasterman's Wife

“She Was a Sister Sailor”
(editor)

Petticoat Whalers

Fulbright in New Zealand

Exotic Intruders

 

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-one

Chapter Twenty-two

Chapter Twenty-three

Chapter Twenty-four

Chapter Twenty-five

Chapter Twenty-six

Epilogue

Suggested Reading

Teaser

About the Author

Also by Joan Druett

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the auhor's imagination or are used fictitiously.

RUN AFOUL
. Copyright © 2006 by Joan Druett. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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First St. Martin's Minotaur Paperback Edition: November 2007

eISBN 9781250111975

First eBook edition: December 2015

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