Saturday, March 08, 2014

Book Excerpt for the Day


    “Why are you acting like some damn pirate?” (. . .)

    He stood alone on the deck, his face washed by the breeze, and considered the man’s final insult.

    Acting like some damn pirate.

    Sea monsters, hellhounds, robbers, opposers, corsairs, buccaneers, violators of all laws human and divine, devils incarnate, children of the wicked one.

    All labels for pirates.

    Was he one of them?

    “If that’s what they think of me,” he whispered, “then why not?”


    (from The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry)

    8½*/10.  The complete review is here.
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