With all respect to a local Connecticut author, this is guilty pleasure reading. Set in the 1970s, a Vietnam vet seeks downtime on a sloop named Wren and finds a busy summer—Essex, Connecticut, to Block Island, Rhode Island. You’ll recognize the streets, yachts, marinas, and music. With a mix of sci-fi, scary business, and lots of sex, it may not be literature, but an original capital-“T” thriller.

—Linda of The Griswold Inn Store ~ Goods & Curiosities

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