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Macedonia Passage:
Dangerous Cargo
Wright Gres
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Price: $24.95
Casebound | 496 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9789535-0-8
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Summary
Macedonia Passage is a modern day sailing adventure with a touch of Balkan politics and a hint of romance.
Captain Frank Brown joins the crew of a private yacht, the schooner Belle Tata, hired to sail across the Atlantic from the West Indies into the Mediterranean and Aegean for the boat's owners. But he has no idea what he's signed on for. The original captain and cook have mysteriously disappeared, a sinister cargo is hidden in the yacht's bilges, and there seems to be no end to the unexplained problems on board.
The cargo is a necessary ingredient of a plot to foment civil war and revolution in Greek Macedonia, allowing a renegade Greek general and a sadistic Bulgarian colonel to carve out their own kingdom. These two are determined that the cargo -- and only the cargo -- reaches its destination: Istanbul.
The beautiful and enigmatic Turkish intelligence agent, Nevser Chase, joins Captain Brown and his crew as they work to figure out just what kind of adventure and danger they're in, who they can trust, and how they can stay alive.
About the Author
Wright Gres grew up in Tampa, Florida, sailing on Hillsborough Bay, Tampa Bay, and the Florida gulf coast. Helping to finance college expenses at University of Florida, he worked as a deckhand on private yachts, as well as other summer jobs. While working a regular nine to five, he served as a crewmember assisting in sail training on the brig Unicorn. He worked in all facets of the advertising agency business as well as corporate advertising. He spent several years delivering yachts up and down the east coast and around the Caribbean. He was Marine Coordinator in the Robert Altman film, The Gingerbread Man. He crewed six months on a stays'l schooner, making a transatlantic and cruising in the Mediterranean. This trip became the basis for Macedonia Passage.
He now lives in southeast Georgia on the Altamaha River, and is a tugboat captain based in Savannah.
Reviews
"Macedonia Passage is a high-stakes, intricate thriller, filled with memorable characters and explosive action. But what truly sets it apart from the rest of the genre is first-time author Wright Gres' knowledge and love of the high seas, where much of the book is set. The sequences on the ocean come alive with the sure-handed understanding that only one who is intimate with the world of boats and seas can manage. Anyone who has ever spent a minute staring out across the waves and felt the pull of the tides themselves will feel right at home in this novel. That the tale he tells is both topical and devilishly exciting, is an added bonus."
--- John Katzenbach
Author of 10 novels, including Hart's War, The Madman's Tale, and The Wrong Man
"Let's hope this is the first of many books from Wright Gres!
Macedonia Passage is a fast-paced adventure that is brimming with
suspense and rich in the history and culture of the Aegean. I was
captivated by the story, the colorful characters, and the underlying
knowledge and love for the area, and for the sea."
--- David W. Singleton, Deputy State Librarian
Georgia Public Library Service
"Wright Gres writes with real knowledge of the Mediterranean and boats. I enjoyed every page of Macedonia Passage. Exciting and enthralling."
--- Mary Charles
Author of the Casey Forbes mysteries
". . .this wild sea adventure will not be restrained by physical boundaries. The reader travels the high seas from the Caribbean to the Bosporus aboard the Belle Tata. . . Captain Brown and his crew become wrapped up in a nest of international intrigue that haunts them across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean.
Macedonia Passage will broaden your understanding of nautical operations and the workings of a boat. A great read for the beach or an evening by the fire."
--- Tom Ploeg
"Macedonia Passage is an intriguing and captivating story...a great book to read on a cruise!"
-- Charley Morgan
Yacht designer and builder, founder of Morgan Yacht Corporation |
