Fisherman's Bend

  This book was fun to write in that it gave me the opportunity to research some things that have always been of interest to me. There is so much information available on the Internet! The sites that I found useful in learning about Native Americans in Maine were

  www.nativelanguages.org/maine.htm and

  www.nativeamericans.com/penobscot.htm

  The best information on oyster aquaculture was at

  www.maineaquaculture.org/home

  The sites dedicated to illegal drug use were staggering in number and content. I checked out several of them and found all of them to be eye-opening.

  Acknowledgments

  THANKS TO ALL who stepped up with clutch performances in the final leg of this voyage; first and foremost, my editor and friend Will Schwalbe. Huge thanks to the dynamic team at the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency—Stuart Krichevsky, Shana Cohen, and Kathryne Wick—who were seemingly undaunted by my many requests for help and need of encouragement.

  Special thanks to Murray Gray for his answers to my questions about his career and experiences as a ship’s pilot in Penobscot Bay. Many thanks to my friend and neighbor Anna Jacobs, for her English to Spanish translations.

  Thanks to all of the folks at Hyperion, especially Will Balliett, Brendan Duffy, Jane Comins, Phil Rose, and my very good friend and publicist, Christine Ragasa.

  Thanks to my parents, Martha and James Greenlaw, for proofreading and cheering me on.

  Thank you, Simon, for your patience.

  Titles by Linda Greenlaw

  SLIPKNOT

  FISHERMAN’S BEND

  About the Author

  LINDA GREENLAW is the author of the bestsellers The Hungry Ocean, All Fishermen are Liars, The Lobster Chronicles, and Recipes from a Small Island, as well as the Jane Bunker mysteries, including Slipknot, and Fisherman’s Bend. Before becoming a writer, she was the captain of a swordboat, the career that earned her a prominent role in Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm and a portrayal in the subsequent film. She now lives on Isle au Haut, Maine, where she captains a lobster boat.

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Teaser: Shiver Hitch

  Author’s Note

  Acknowledgments

  Titles by Linda Greenlaw

  About the Author

  Copyright

  These are works of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these novels are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  FISHERMAN’S BEND

  Copyright © 2008 by Linda Greenlaw.

  Excerpt from Shiver Hitch copyright © 2017 by Linda Greenlaw.

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