The Keeper's Son: A NovelMacmillan, 2007 M04 1 - 352 pages In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyster rakers, and a few lonely sailors of the Coast Guard. Dominating the glorious, raw beauty of the little island is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which for generations has been the responsibility of one family, the Thurlows. |
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... order to surface. Hurry up before I suffocate, damn you! As always, Captain Krebs seemed unfazed by the misery and the stink around him. He eagerly peered through the eyepiece of the attack periscope, waiting for its lens to break the ...
... ordered to a station off Norway to ambush a convoy from England to Russia. For ten days, all they'd done was stare at an empty sea while their food and water went sour. It was an odd sea, filled with icy mists that froze over the ...
... ordered Pretch. “Ask them to resend the message. I want you to write it down exactly as it's sent. Be sure to ask them ... orders to rescue our pilots. We should do it, or at least try.” Krebs took the time to explain. In a way, Max 38 ...
... orders, and the various stations prepared for the captain's orders. He was, therefore, a man of great experience and knowledge who was spared only the weight of making the decisions that ultimately determined the fate of the boat. That ...
... ordered the Chief what to do next. “Dive deep. Then hard to port. Those bastards are surely coming around for another try, but they always seem to bank to port, the side on which the pilot sits. We'll be off their track. It'll take them ...
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DEATH I SAID | 143 |
BUT THERE THE SILVER ANSWER RANG | 315 |
NOT DEATH BUT LOVE | 403 |
HISTORICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 421 |