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Paul Kemprecos

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My fiction-writing career owes it start to the bad navigation of an 18th century pirate. For it was in 1717 that a ship, the Whydah went aground, reportedly carrying a fabulous treasure. In the 1980s, three salvage groups went head-to-head, competing to find the wreck. The controversy over the salvage got hot at times and I thought there might be a book in their story. I was working for a newspaper at the time.
I developed my own detective, an ex-cop, diver, fisherman, and PI named Aristotle “Soc” Socarides. He was more philosophical than hard-boiled. Making his first appearance in “Cool Blue Tomb,” the book won the Shamus award for Best Paperback novel. After many years in the newspaper business, I turned to writing fiction and churned out
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A Digital Return

When I decided to bring out my old Aristotle “Soc” Socarides series in digital, I wondered whether the books had survived the test of time. The human emotions that drive a story-greed, jealousy, envy, hatred-are timeless. But the Soc stories were told in a 1990s context, and the world has changed dramatically in the last couple of decades. So I was intrigued when I picked up The New York Times tod Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 19, 2013 08:13 Tags: aristotle-soc-socarides, death-in-deep-water, paul-kemprecos
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“The sun had awakened with a grudge against the world and no one was sorry to see it go.”
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“a flash of silver just below the surface.”
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“My fiction-writing career owes it start to the bad navigation of an 18th century pirate. For it was”
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Terry Parrish Thanks for the request! Glad you joined. This is a great site to be on.


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Beth Hi Paul,
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