Inadvertent embezzler Blake Calloway high-tails it to the Caribbean, a step ahead of the Feds and desperate to restart life as an anonymous divemaster in a tropical paradise. On Blacktip Island, though, Blake quickly discovers "tropics" doesn't mean "paradise," and rookie boat hands stick out like a reef at low tide.
The locals are quirky: a landlord who swears he's Fletcher Christian reincarnated, a boss who likes fish better than people, a sloshed resort manager with a sex-crazed wife, a possibly ax-murdering neighbor, and a girlfriend who just might turn Blake in for the reward money. Blake steers a ragged course between them, trying to straighten out the mess he's made before the cops can track him down and haul him away.
Blacktip Island is an irresistible comedy for anyone who's ever dreamed of trading the rat race for a hammock under the palm trees.
Industry Reviews
"Blacktip Island is fun and funny, its characters vivid. Take your time and dive into this adventurous story." - Portland Book Review "Another winner from Tim W. Jackson! Protagonist Blake Calloway is in way over his head in this humorous adventure in paradise. Blacktip Island rocks!" - Award winner Kathy Brandt, author of Swimming with the Dead "Five Stars. Blacktip Island will make you laugh and keep you guessing. The storyline gets readers hooked, and the characters add laughter, suspense, romance and everything in between to take this book to another level." - San Francisco Book Review "Beautifully written with a thriller-like pace, Blacktip Island will keep you guessing 'til the very end." - Bonnie J. Cardone, author of the Cinnamon Greene Adventure Mysteries "Jackson has a strong voice that makes for an entertaining read from beginning to end. The characters are well crafted and bold. Blacktip Island is a fun adventure, with a motley crew that can easily become addictive." - IndieReader "Blacktip Island is a fascinating, well-written story . . . with a hero attempting to avoid detection, eco-terrorists trying to stop construction of a new airport, a beautiful bartender keeping her own secrets, and hunts for pirate treasure each overlapping the other. But the story is less driven by the plot than by the characters and the idyllic setting . . . which makes good fiction." - David K. McDonnell for Reader Views "Ever wonder what's going on behind the scenes at your favorite dive resort? Thanks to Blacktip Island, we now may know, and it's way more entertaining than you could have ever imagined. Two fins up!" - Greg "The Divemaster" Holt, Scuba Radio "Escaping to paradise to be in the dive business is a dream for those who catch the bug. For others, it's an escape from problems they don't know how to handle. [Jackson] has woven a mystery about a guy who had the bug, and then has problems that press him into needing to go now! A good read that will keep you turning pages!" - Jerry Beaty, Associate Publisher, Dive Training Magazine
