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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Sagas
The story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God.
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot’s flight bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that can only bring him harm, Western is shadowed in body and spirit—by men with badges; by the ghost of his father, inventor of the bomb that melted glass and flesh in Hiroshima; and by his sister, the love and ruin of his soul.
Traversing the American South, from the garrulous barrooms of New Orleans to an abandoned oil rig off the Florida coast, The Passenger is a breathtaking novel of morality and science, the legacy of sin, and the madness that is human consciousness.
Stella Maris, the second volume in The Passenger series, is available now.
When 12 year-old Jared Johnson's little sister dies, just hours
after his mother breathes her last after wasting away so her
children could eat, he knows he is on own. Desperate to avoid the
workhouse, he does everything he can to survive the inhospitable
streets of Birmingham. Jared is blessed with the gift of the gab
and soon attracts the attention of the King of the Tatters, Toby
McGuire. Recognising a kindred spirit, Toby soon has Jared out on a
cart hustling for rags. Jared loves driving his horse Bess,
shouting 'any old rags' as loud as he can, and it's not long before
he's thriving. But being successful can bring you enemies as well
as friends. Toby knows that Jared is destined for bigger things -
provided his big mouth doesn't get him hurt first... The top 10
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Pre-order the brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller's
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Charlie. All three girls enjoy the relative peace of Goodwill
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