Tahoe Ghost Boat (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) (46 page)

- Harvee Lau, Book Dilettante

PRAISE FOR TAHOE HEAT

“IN TAHOE HEAT, BORG MASTERFULLY WRITES A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SO INTENSE THAT IT BELONGS IN AN EARLY TOM CLANCY NOVEL”

- Caleb Cage, Nevada Review

“TAHOE HEAT IS A RIVETING THRILLER”

- John Burroughs, Midwest Book Review

“WILL KEEP READERS TURNING THE PAGES AS OWEN RACES TO CATCH A VICIOUS KILLER”

- Barbara Bibel, Booklist

“THE READER CAN’T HELP BUT ROOT FOR McKENNA AS THE BIG, GENEROUS, IRISH-BLOODED, STREET-WISE-YET-BOOK-SMART FORMER COP”

- Taylor Flynn, Tahoe Mountain News

PRAISE FOR TAHOE NIGHT

“BORG HAS WRITTEN ANOTHER WHITE-KNUCKLE

THRILLER... A sure bet for mystery buffs waiting for the next Robert B. Parker and Lee Child novels”

- Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal

“AN ACTION-PACKED THRILLER WITH A NICE-GUY HERO, AN EVEN NICER DOG...”

- Kirkus Reviews

“A KILLER PLOT... EVERY ONE OF ITS 350 PAGES WANTS TO GET TURNED... FAST”

- Taylor Flynn, Tahoe Mountain News

“A FASCINATING STORY OF FORGERY, MURDER...”

- Nancy Hayden, Tahoe Daily Tribune

PRAISE FOR TAHOE AVALANCHE

ONE OF THE TOP 5 MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR!

- Gayle Wedgwood, Mystery News

“BORG IS A SUPERB STORYTELLER...A MASTER OF THE GENRE”

- Midwest Book Review

“EXPLODES INTO A COMPLEX PLOT THAT LEADS TO MURDER AND INTRIGUE”

- Nancy Hayden, Tahoe Daily Tribune

“INCLUDE BORG IN THE GROUP OF MYSTERY WRITERS that write with a strong sense of place such as TONY HILLERMAN”

- William Clark, The Union

PRAISE FOR TAHOE SILENCE

WINNER, BEN FRANKLIN AWARD, BEST MYSTERY OF THE YEAR!

“A HEART-WRENCHING MYSTERY THAT IS ALSO ONE OF THE BEST NOVELS WRITTEN ABOUT AUTISM”

STARRED REVIEW - Jo Ann Vicarel, Library Journal

CHOSEN BY LIBRARY JOURNAL AS ONE OF THE FIVE BEST

MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR

“THIS IS ONE ENGROSSING NOVEL...IT IS SUPERB”

 - Gayle Wedgwood, Mystery News

 “ANOTHER EXCITING ENTRY INTO THIS TOO-LITTLE-KNOWN SERIES”

- Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist

PRAISE FOR TAHOE KILLSHOT

“BORG BELONGS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS with Parker,

Paretsky and Coben”

- Merry Cutler, Annie’s Book Stop, Sharon, Massachusetts

“A GREAT READ!”

-Shelley Glodowski, Midwest Book Review

“A WONDERFUL BOOK”

- Gayle Wedgwood, Mystery News

PRAISE FOR TAHOE ICE GRAVE

“BAFFLING CLUES...CONSISTENTLY ENTERTAINS”

- Kirkus Reviews

“A CLEVER PLOT... RECOMMEND THIS MYSTERY”

- John Rowen, Booklist

“A BIG THUMBS UP... MR. BORG’S PLOTS ARE SUPER-TWISTERS”

- Shelley Glodowski, Midwest Book Review

ONE OF THE TOP 5 MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR!

- Gayle Wedgwood, Mystery News

“GREAT CHARACTERS, LOTS OF ACTION, AND SOME CLEVER PLOT TWISTS...Readers have to figure they are in for a good ride, and Todd Borg does not disappoint.”

- John Orr, San Jose Mercury News

PRAISE FOR TAHOE BLOWUP

“A COMPELLING TALE OF ARSON ON THE MOUNTAIN”

- Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen Bookstore

“RIVETING... A MUST READ FOR MYSTERY FANS!”

- Karen Dini, Addison Public Library, Addison, Illinois

WINNER! BEST MYSTERY OF THE YEAR

- Bay Area Independent Publishers Association

PRAISE FOR TAHOE DEATHFALL

“THRILLING, EXTENDED RESCUE/CHASE”

- Kirkus Reviews

“A TREMENDOUS READ FROM A GREAT WRITER”

- Shelley Glodowski, Midwest Book Review

“BORG OFFERS A SIMPLY TERRIFIC DOG”

- Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen

“McKENNA IS BRIGHT AND WITTY... SPOT IS A WONDERFULLY DRAWN CHARACTER”

- Marty Steinberg, Deadly Pleasures

WINNER! BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR

- Bay Area Independent Publishers Association

“A TAUT MYSTERY... A SCREECHING CLIMAX”

- Karen Dini, Addison Public Library, Addison, Illinois

Titles by Todd Borg

TAHOE DEATHFALL

TAHOE BLOWUP

TAHOE ICE GRAVE

TAHOE KILLSHOT

TAHOE SILENCE

TAHOE AVALANCHE

TAHOE NIGHT

TAHOE HEAT

TAHOE HIJACK

TAHOE TRAP

TAHOE CHASE

TAHOE GHOST BOAT

Thriller Press First Edition, August 2014

TAHOE GHOST BOAT

Copyright © 2014 by Todd Borg

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Thriller Press, a division of WRST, Inc.

This novel is a work of fiction. Any references to real locales, establishments, organizations, or events are intended only to give the fiction a sense of verisimilitude. All other names, places, characters and incidents portrayed in this book are the product of the author’s imagination.

 No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Thriller Press, P.O. Box 551110, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96155.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014938250

ISBN: 978-1-931296-22-9

Cover design and map by Keith Carlson

Manufactured in the United States of America

For Kit

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Anyone can write a book. But only someone as lucky as me can get editing help from Liz Johnston, Eric Berglund, Christel Hall, and Kit Night. Good editing makes the difference between a presentation that distracts the reader and a presentation that allows the reader to pay attention to the story. I have fantastic editors who make me look much more professional than I am, and for that I’m eternally grateful.

 The same thing applies to a book’s cover. I’m always after a cover that screams, “Excitement, Mystery, and Intrigue inside!” I’m incredibly lucky to have the magic of artist Keith Carlson, who each year creates another cover that communicates this message and yet makes the cover fit in with all of my other covers in perfect series fashion. This year, I hoped for something that would communicate a “Ghost Boat” version of excitement, mystery, and intrigue, and I was wowed by the result!

Heartfelt thanks to all of them!

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