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Black Tide

When journalist India Kane agrees to accompany a Greenpeace ship in pursuit of a whaling fleet, she has no idea what awaits her. Buffeted by high winds and blinded by freezing fog, by the time they spot the huge container ship bearing down on them it is too late. Eight crew members are lost, including one of India's closest friends.

India is determined to bring the owner of the vessel to justice, in a quest that begins in the Australian outback. There she discovers a community struck by a mysterious illness - and a puzzle which will take India on a dark and terrifying journey. . .

Extract

India raced for the bridge. She told herself she was over-reacting, that Ned had already taken evasive action, but her adrenalin was in full flow and she catapulted on to the bridge calling urgently, 'There's a ship out there, Ned . . . Oh, Jesus . . .'
Ned was sprawled unconscious on the floor.
India sprang for the radar. There were two echoes, but where one was around half a mile away and chugging steadily south, the other had nearly merged with their own and was terrifyingly close, heading straight for them from starboard.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.

She glanced through the windows. Nothing but fog. But the radar told her the ship was on a collision course with them . . . She hit the fire button. Alarms hollared.
Oh, please get Cuan here quickly, he'll know what to do . . . Jesus, the air horn, you idiot, use the bloody horn . . .
Fire alarms ringing, air horn blaring, she fumbled for the radio. Called up the ship on channel 16. Voice panicky, she said, 'This is Sundancer, we're on a collision course, please go to starboard immediately . . . GO STARBOARD!'

Background

This is the second book featuring India Kane, and it was great to be working with her again. She's wonderfully wilful and independent, but beneath her tough veneer she's also fiercely loyal and passionate.
This time around not only is she battling against a politically powerful family that make the Kennedy's look like pussycats, but she's also battling with an inner conflict: she wants revenge for her dead friend, Ned, and to find the truth about the container ship that rammed them, but at what cost?

I wanted to see how far India would go keeping her family safe against her vehement need to put things right, and she surprised the heck out of me by going further than even I expected.

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Reviews

'The most entertaining romp I have read in a long time . . . It is good to be reminded that in the hands of a writer like C J Carver crime - even the most despicable - can be enormous fun.'
Sherlock

'This is a rollercoaster of a book, great escapism . . . one shares the tension of India's escapades right to the very last page. An exciting read.'
New Books Magazine

'This mystery's a Black Beauty . . . Make sure you've slipped on the lifejacket for this adventure on the high seas, as it moves at such a rate of knots it'll leave you reeling.'
Peterborough Evening Telegraph

'An exciting and well-written tale ... A good "page-turner" in an unusual setting.'
Tangled Web

'C J Carver's books keep getting better . . . an exciting adventure with a memorable heroine.'
Sunday Telegraph

'Unlike more parochial British thriller writers, Carver paints on a massive canvas, an the various locales are conjured up with great vividness... There's no gainsaying that Black Tide is an exhilerating read.'
Crime Time