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Wiki Mystery #2
Minotaur Books
October 2006
Featuring: Wiki Coffin
304 pages
ISBN: 0312361475
Paperback (reprint)
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Mystery
Wiki Coffin, linguist aboard the U.S. Exploring
Expedition, the famous voyage meant to put America at the
forefront of 19th century scientific discovery, brings
many skills to his job. Whether he's translating native
languages, assisting his good friend Captain George
Rochester as unofficial first mate, or upholding the rule
of law as deputy to the sheriff of the port of Virginia,
Wiki is never far from the action aboard the seven ships
that make up the expedition. But when they encounter a wrecked sealing ship and its
desperate crew on the shoals of remote, uninhabited Shark
Island, Wiki has little idea just how many of his skills
are about to be put to the test. As soon as they board the
wreck, a dead body turns up with a dagger firmly inserted
between its shoulder blades. And it's not just any dead
body: the victim of the brutal murder is none other than
the enigmatic captain of the doomed voyage. What's more,
Wiki's colleague and nemesis Lieutenant Forsythe is
suspected of the crime. Knowing full well that Forsythe is capable of such
violence, Wiki nonetheless believes him innocent and is
duty-bound to prove it for the good of the expedition. Was
the murder a case of mutinous sealers taking the law into
their own hands? Did the secrets of several mysterious
long-ago voyages finally come back to haunt a dishonest
and dishonorable captain? Or is Shark Island home to
something more sinister than a few lonely goats? Something
isn't quite right about the crew of the wrecked ship, and
Wiki will stop at nothing to find out just what it is that
they're hiding, and, in the process, unmask a vicious
killer.
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