- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Century (Aug 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0712614443
- ISBN-13: 978-0712614443
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.8 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,320,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Begins and ends well ,pity about the middle
2 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
Bill Knox is best known for his series about Glaswegian policemaen Thane and Moss ,but he also wrote ,among other series,one about Webb Carrick,an officer of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Service .Dead Man's Mooring is one such book .The officers of the service form a seagoing police force patrolling the Scottish islands for smugglers ,fishing violaters and othrs out to break maritime law.
Carrack is captain of the vessel Tern ,and is assisted by his chief officer Clapper Bell and other crew .They are despatched to the Isle of Skye where trouble is brewing between a Canadian developer ,Walter Douglas who is working on plans to start salmon farming on a large scale,and local who fear it may impact negatively on the environment and their livelihoods .
There has ben an arson attack on Douglas's office and there is fear that the impending visit of a political delegation sent to review the proposed new venture will spark furthr violence .Carack is asked to maintain a watching brief and to keep a lid on the situation as well as delving into the mystery surrounding a body discovered on a bouy near treacherous Hag Reef .
Douglas is more victim than exploiter however as his daughter has been kidnapped by terroists and he is being pressured into helping them attack NATO defence warning systems placed around the islands as well as attacking he visiting delegates .
The book builds to a lively climax but is somewhat meandering in its middle section ,enlivend only by some sharp descriptive writing of the beautiful but treacherous waters of the Scottish islands ,and some well described scenes of deep water diving
Solid second string material -but Knox was at his best in the Thane and Moss police procedurals which rank among the best British examples of the type and should be better known
Carrack is captain of the vessel Tern ,and is assisted by his chief officer Clapper Bell and other crew .They are despatched to the Isle of Skye where trouble is brewing between a Canadian developer ,Walter Douglas who is working on plans to start salmon farming on a large scale,and local who fear it may impact negatively on the environment and their livelihoods .
There has ben an arson attack on Douglas's office and there is fear that the impending visit of a political delegation sent to review the proposed new venture will spark furthr violence .Carack is asked to maintain a watching brief and to keep a lid on the situation as well as delving into the mystery surrounding a body discovered on a bouy near treacherous Hag Reef .
Douglas is more victim than exploiter however as his daughter has been kidnapped by terroists and he is being pressured into helping them attack NATO defence warning systems placed around the islands as well as attacking he visiting delegates .
The book builds to a lively climax but is somewhat meandering in its middle section ,enlivend only by some sharp descriptive writing of the beautiful but treacherous waters of the Scottish islands ,and some well described scenes of deep water diving
Solid second string material -but Knox was at his best in the Thane and Moss police procedurals which rank among the best British examples of the type and should be better known
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