Sailor Take Warning

by William Nikkel

“A darkly demented tale that’s utterly irresistible. The much-appreciated return of Jack Ferrell serves up a smorgasbord of deceit and duplicitousness across a landscape steeped in classic crime noir. Nikkel seems to be channeling his inner Don Winslow in crafting a book that is equal parts Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, and John D. McDonald. Travis Magee has nothing on Jack Ferrell and Nikkel is every bit the equal of the genre greats ‘Sailor Take Warning’ emulates. Be You won’t be able to put it down!” —Jon Land, USA Today Bestselling Author Jack Ferrell is spending time at Lake Tahoe. All he wants is a break from Hawaii to put Dana Mores death behind him. But a twenty-dollar gold piece, thrust into his hand by a dying man draws him into the enigma surrounding the coin. But he’s not prepared to stick around. Then his brother Deacon asks him to help a lady friend out of a jam. A brief interlude of indiscretion has left pretty, dark-haired, Melissa Martinelli the victim of blackmail. He’s ready to turn the fake coin over to law enforcement, bring about a quick end to the blackmail scheme, and return to Hawaii when he discovers a clue leading to a century-and-a-half old cache of stolen gold. A trail that entangles him in a web of violence and death in the seedy world of coin fraud, blackmail, and lost treasure. Making him the target of a vengeance-driven man named Ryan Chambers who wants the gold, and Jack’s head on a platter. But nobody wants that more than Chambers’ nephew, Paul Davidson. “A mysterious gold coin . . . a murderous inferno . . . and a story that roars like an F-16. Nikkel is a true master of the thriller, so crack open ‘Sailor Take Warning’ and be prepared to stay wide awake till the very last word. Yes, it IS that good.” —Bestselling Author Shane Gericke, “The Fury”

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 14, 2017

About the author

William Nikkel is the author of four Jack Ferrell novels and a steampunk, zombie western featuring his latest hero Max Traver. A former homicide detective and S.W.A.T. team member for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department in Bakersfield, California, William is an amateur scuba enthusiast, gold prospector, and artist who can be found just about anywhere. He and his wife Karen divide their time between California and Maui, Hawaii.

Reviews

[Debbi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading the Jack Ferrell series by William Nikkel. Each book has some new adventure for him, whether he's expecting it or not. This is the seventh in the series, but there is enough information in the book that you don't have to have read the previous ones first. But, I'd read them for sure. Jack's in Tahoe trying to work through his feelings about what happened to Dana when he ends up getting drawn into a couple different issues. Nikkel is a talented storyteller. And Jack is still a lady's man. I'll leave it at that.