North of Boston: A Novel. Elisabeth Elo. Pamela Dormer Books. January
2014. 400 pp. pbk and e-book. ISBN #: 9780670015658.
A
terrible boating accident leaves one dead man and one woman who barely survived
beyond human comprehension! Working in a
lobster boat with a friend, Ned Rizzo, Pirio Kasparov spends four hours in
frigid waters, a feat that not even the renowned Navy Seals can accomplish
without special equipment. At first
Pirio and Ned’s friends show the expected comfort; but when Pirio realizes
she’s not getting any answers about how a very, large ship came careening out
of the dark and fog to totally wipe out Ned’s lobster boat. So she decides she will investigate what is
clearly emerging as more of a possibility toward murder rather than just an
unfortunate accident!
At
first she is distrustful of everyone until she realizes that journalist Russell
Parnell is onto something important and they begin to work together to solve
this complex mystery! Plenty of risk,
violence and literal death threats fill these pages and keep the reader riveted
to the story.
There’s
another story within the story that’s just as fascinating, a mysterious world
where Pirio’s mother once lived in the Canadian village of Baffin Bay. Pirio’s parents are not your usual Mom and
Dad. Intensely interested in the perfume
business, she wasn’t always there for Pirio and her father treated her more
like a troubled child than a loved one!
Several
topics are also discussed within this novel that involve environmentalism, the
perfume business, the business and legal aspects of fishing, conservation of
whales and more. Elisabeth Elo has
penned a fine novel that is both quaint and vividly adventurous. The plot is past-faced and characters rather
unique – it’s definitely a new generation looking to save almost extinct levels
of certain marine animals and fish – and they are just as passionate to make
justice happen for both man and beast!
Very nicely done, Ms. Elo!
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