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COLD BLOOD, HOT SEA
A Mara Tusconi Mystery
by CHARLENE D'AVANZO
“Sleuths will have to figure out who done it, but the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile planet.”
——BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Eaarth
When a colleague is killed aboard the research vessel Intrepid, oceanographer Mara Tusconi believes it’s no accident. As she investigates, Mara becomes entangled in a scheme involving powerful energy executives with much to lose if her department colleagues continue their climate change research. Mara’s career—and life—is on the line, threatened by intrigue as big and dark as the ocean.
June 2016 | Fiction/Mystery | 9781937226619 | 240 pp | $14.95
"Artfully mixing scientific detail with her characters' personal struggles, Charlene D'Avanzo creates a tense story that makes it clear: when profits are favored over health of the planet, we are all at risk."
—JOEANN HART, author of Float
PRAISE FOR COLD BLOOD, HOT SEA
“Sleuths will have to figure out who done it, but the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile planet.”
—BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Eaarth
“Cold Blood, Hot Sea is a cli–fi mystery that both entertains and bores deep into the heart of the issues. The author knows her science, too.”
—DAN BLOOM, editor, The Cli–Fi Report
"When it comes to research vessels, labs and scientific protocols, D'Avanzo knows her stuff…the action scenes are genuinely thrilling page–turners and the Down East setting is, of course, a plus."
—PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
"An oceanographer fears she was the target of an accident at sea that kills one of her colleagues. Are climate change doubters at work? Cold Blood, Hot Sea combines niche material about Maine life and oceanography."
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
"A whirlwind of plot–driven activity."
—CRIME FICTION LOVER
"The central premise is a new one, and forms an excellent basis for the mayhem and dramatic situations we demand in our murder mysteries. Five out of five stars."
—ATLANTIC COASTAL KAYAKER
"Artfully mixing scientific detail with her characters' personal struggles, Charlene D'Avanzo creates a tense story that makes it clear: when profits are favored over health of the planet, we are all at risk."
—JOEANN HART, author of Float
