Clawhammer

Sailing Thrillers

by Sam Llewellyn

Poet, explorer and expert on a very particular kind of duck, George Devis has been visiting his sister and her Country and Western singer boyfriend in Ethiopia, where they work on an aid project. As he leaves with their two sons to return to England, armed bandits attack the settlement and the couple suffer a gruesome death. Determined to discover the truth about what happened, he teams up with a Boston journalist on the trail of the perpetrators. First off, a grueling transatlantic race to publicize the cause - during which their boat is fired on and the journalist dies. And so George finds himself enmeshed in a deadly international conspiracy

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

372 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Sam Llewellyn is a British author of literature for children and adults.

Reviews

[Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clawhammer is a great read. Well written, manageable cast of characters who hold surprises for the reader, well developed settings, and a plot that holds a surprise in every chapter. Across between a mystery and an adventure thriller, the book manages to hold the reader's interest throughout the book: a page turner late into the night.