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Davenport #1
Perfect Plan
About the Book- Reed Davenport is a board member of family owned Crude Technologies---the world’s foremost company in oil spill cleanup with three fleets around the globe. He lives to make a difference, and is always trying to find a balance between man and nature, while fighting for both. But that balance can be hard to find when splitting his life between the oil spill giant and his sanctuary, created for threatened and misunderstood animals.
While pursuing the poachers that invaded his sanctuary, he learns a hurricane is ravaging the Atlantic, and the oil tanker Charleston is almost cut in two by the freighter San Paulo when they collided. The tanker carries 120 million gallons of crude and a full crew. Reed’s family---his father John Davenport, sister Sarah, and brother James---is thrust into a race against time to save the crews, and limit the environmental disaster as both vessels struggle to stay afloat. But this disaster quickly turns into tragedy, and a much bigger problem when Reed arrives by helicopter. While hovering over the stricken vessel, he witnesses children tumble down the deck from a chained cargo container. He also sees a courageous man below, beaten and battered, trying to save them as he crosses the canted deck. And as the tragedy unfolds, Reed quickly joins forces in a harrowing and life threatening rescue to save as many as possible before the freighter threatens to take all its secrets to the bottom.
This puts him on a quest to find answers when he learns the children were part of a sophisticated human trafficking ring. And the more he learns, the more determined he becomes to stop those responsible. But this evil turns out to be far more reaching than he’d ever thought possible, with tentacles spread throughout the globe. As he moves in on the monster responsible, it also reveals a hidden truth about his own family.
While pursuing the poachers that invaded his sanctuary, he learns a hurricane is ravaging the Atlantic, and the oil tanker Charleston is almost cut in two by the freighter San Paulo when they collided. The tanker carries 120 million gallons of crude and a full crew. Reed’s family---his father John Davenport, sister Sarah, and brother James---is thrust into a race against time to save the crews, and limit the environmental disaster as both vessels struggle to stay afloat. But this disaster quickly turns into tragedy, and a much bigger problem when Reed arrives by helicopter. While hovering over the stricken vessel, he witnesses children tumble down the deck from a chained cargo container. He also sees a courageous man below, beaten and battered, trying to save them as he crosses the canted deck. And as the tragedy unfolds, Reed quickly joins forces in a harrowing and life threatening rescue to save as many as possible before the freighter threatens to take all its secrets to the bottom.
This puts him on a quest to find answers when he learns the children were part of a sophisticated human trafficking ring. And the more he learns, the more determined he becomes to stop those responsible. But this evil turns out to be far more reaching than he’d ever thought possible, with tentacles spread throughout the globe. As he moves in on the monster responsible, it also reveals a hidden truth about his own family.
417 pages, Hardcover
First published September 20, 2012
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About the author
Brett Diffley
13 books17 followers• Author - Brett Diffley
• Born in Anchorage, Alaska
• Raised in Tri-Cities, Washington
• Attended Finley High School
• Living in Big Timber, Montana
Adventure lurks in the soul of each of us to varying degrees, and there are some of us that seek it out, making us better for it. It’s his experiences that give him insights as a writer, and it’s his overwhelming creativity that makes him a great story teller. He’s a fixed-wing pilot, commercial helicopter pilot and flight instructor, and also has been a commercial diver, professional dog trainer for retrievers, self-employed entrepreneur (patented his own line of water toys, and also a wakeboarding trainer-board), commercial crab fisherman in Alaska, and commercial fisherman in several areas.
• Born in Anchorage, Alaska
• Raised in Tri-Cities, Washington
• Attended Finley High School
• Living in Big Timber, Montana
Adventure lurks in the soul of each of us to varying degrees, and there are some of us that seek it out, making us better for it. It’s his experiences that give him insights as a writer, and it’s his overwhelming creativity that makes him a great story teller. He’s a fixed-wing pilot, commercial helicopter pilot and flight instructor, and also has been a commercial diver, professional dog trainer for retrievers, self-employed entrepreneur (patented his own line of water toys, and also a wakeboarding trainer-board), commercial crab fisherman in Alaska, and commercial fisherman in several areas.
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March 3, 2026
Perfect Plan by Brett Diffley is a high-stakes, fast-paced adventure that kicks off the Davenport series with suspense and heart. The story follows Reed Davenport, a committed board member of Crude Technologies, as he faces human trafficking, endangered wildlife poachers, and a catastrophic hurricane that causes a massive collision at sea. Beyond the immediate danger, Reed discovers that the mysterious cargo aboard the freighter could spell disaster on a global scale.
Blending action, environmental awareness, and moral complexity, the novel creates a gripping narrative where heroes emerge from unexpected places and every decision has far-reaching consequences. With suspense, realism, and compelling characters, Perfect Plan offers readers an edge-of-your-seat adventure that also highlights humanity, courage, and environmental responsibility.
Blending action, environmental awareness, and moral complexity, the novel creates a gripping narrative where heroes emerge from unexpected places and every decision has far-reaching consequences. With suspense, realism, and compelling characters, Perfect Plan offers readers an edge-of-your-seat adventure that also highlights humanity, courage, and environmental responsibility.
December 15, 2014
Great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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December 16, 2014
Audio book is outstanding!!!
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December 18, 2014
Great action adventure series!!
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