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Rob Avery

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Rob was born and raised in Burbank, California, but spent as much time as he could at the beach or in the Pacific Ocean. He is a criminal defense attorney by profession and has a passion for sailing. His writing combines the two.

He usually gets an idea for a book while on a sailing trip and then writes much of the first draft at anchor. "Close-Hauled" started when Rob saw two boats anchored by the breakwater outside Channel Islands harbor. What if they'd found a body? "Broad Reach" started when, while sailing in the British Virgin Islands, he met a woman who had found a passport floating in the Sir Francis Drake Channel.

Rob is now writing the third book in the series, "Dead Downwind." The plot for that book came to him while helping deliver
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Rob Avery Witchy Eye by D. J. Butler
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And I have two sailing anchorage books for Vava'u Tonga that I am stud…more
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And I have two sailing anchorage books for Vava'u Tonga that I am studying intensely prior to a sailing trip there.
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Rob Avery Oh, wow, sorry for the ultra-late answer to the question. Dead Downwind is still a work in progress. It probably won't be available until October. How…moreOh, wow, sorry for the ultra-late answer to the question. Dead Downwind is still a work in progress. It probably won't be available until October. However, I just finished a short story ("Afloat") that will be out soon and will be offered as a freebie. The story is about how Sim found his boat. Yes, there is a murder and an investigation and a love interest thrown in there but the story is offered mostly as a prequel to "Close-Hauled."

I had considered titling it "Finding Figaro" but early readers of the work thought that title too Disney-esque so I renamed it "Afloat."(less)
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