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Cully Beach #2
Waves
Surf shop owner Ted Carrol was happy, perhaps for the first time in his life. It was time for him to settle back into a quiet existence in Cully Beach, now with the woman he loved beside him.
It was not going to happen. Someone had framed his friend, Chief of Police Bill Cotton. There were rumors of corruption in city hall. A mysterious developer had plans for his sleepy neighborhood.
And an old flame chose just that time to come back into his life.
Once again, surf, suspense, and self-doubt combine as Ted solves the riddles of the present and of his own dark past, in the follow-up to ‘Shaper.’
It was not going to happen. Someone had framed his friend, Chief of Police Bill Cotton. There were rumors of corruption in city hall. A mysterious developer had plans for his sleepy neighborhood.
And an old flame chose just that time to come back into his life.
Once again, surf, suspense, and self-doubt combine as Ted solves the riddles of the present and of his own dark past, in the follow-up to ‘Shaper.’
316 pages, Paperback
Published October 28, 2016
About the author
Stephen Brooke
55 books16 followersStephen Brooke is a novelist, poet, musician, illustrator/artist and, now, a publisher with his own imprint, Arachis Press (http://arachispress.com).
Stephen lives in an old farmhouse in the Florida Panhandle.
Stephen lives in an old farmhouse in the Florida Panhandle.
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November 14, 2016
I must say, right off, that this book is less compelling than Brooke’s other novels. It is very much in the same vein as ‘Shaper,’ to which it is a sequel (more or less) but does not have quite the same urgency. The protagonist is not as involved in what is going on, being more of an observer this time.
However, there are many other things going on in his life, so that might be understandable! ‘Waves’ is really a relationships story, more ‘chick-lit’ than crime novel. Maybe that is true of ‘Shaper’ as well, but not so obviously.
But I did enjoy it. There are great characters in the novel’s pages. Ted Carrol aka ‘Shaper’ is full of his usual astute and witty observations and occasional crackpot opinions. I almost wish the author had not tied things up so well at the end of this book, so he would have more reason to revisit Cully Beach.
My strongest criticism is that perhaps too many interesting characters were introduced. We do not get to know them as well as we might wish. This is especially true of those that carry over from ‘Shaper.’ If you liked that book, you will definitely want to read this one. But read ‘Shaper’ first, if you can. It would not be essential but it would help.
I do recommend ‘Waves.’ The underlying story of small-town politics and corruption is fairly interesting, and believable enough, but serves largely as a backdrop. It is Shaper and those around him that make the novel worth the read.
However, there are many other things going on in his life, so that might be understandable! ‘Waves’ is really a relationships story, more ‘chick-lit’ than crime novel. Maybe that is true of ‘Shaper’ as well, but not so obviously.
But I did enjoy it. There are great characters in the novel’s pages. Ted Carrol aka ‘Shaper’ is full of his usual astute and witty observations and occasional crackpot opinions. I almost wish the author had not tied things up so well at the end of this book, so he would have more reason to revisit Cully Beach.
My strongest criticism is that perhaps too many interesting characters were introduced. We do not get to know them as well as we might wish. This is especially true of those that carry over from ‘Shaper.’ If you liked that book, you will definitely want to read this one. But read ‘Shaper’ first, if you can. It would not be essential but it would help.
I do recommend ‘Waves.’ The underlying story of small-town politics and corruption is fairly interesting, and believable enough, but serves largely as a backdrop. It is Shaper and those around him that make the novel worth the read.
February 22, 2017
One of my own novels so, of course, I rate it highly. 'Waves' continues the story of Ted Carrol, focusing more on his private life and problems, and those of the characters around him, than on the 'crime' element that is threaded through it. Admittedly, if you are after a thriller, look elsewhere --- 'Waves' is essentially a mainstream novel, dealing with relationships, depression, alcoholism, corruption, but with a good bit of humor. It is, I think, a decent bit of work.
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