Book reviews

Echo Bay
Richard Barre Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)
Books Movies  
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller Literature Romance Biography History
Richard Barre Books
New book search
Richard Barre Message Board
Get more information about this book
Plot Summary of Echo Bay
"

Capra Press, May 2004, 25.95, 354 pp.
ISBN 1592660428

Once he was a star in the skiing world, thought to be sure gold medal winner at the Olympics but an injured knee put an end to Shawn Rainey's dreams of fame and fortune. After his divorce his ex-wife Loren has custody of the children and he has visitation rights until Loren and his ex-manager Terry set him up so that he can't even be in the same state with his children. He's working in a dead end job, living in a trailer and has no one he can call a friend.

Terry arrives at the trailer park offering a deal to Shawn. If he returns to his hometown of Lake Tahoe and helps win support to raise the steamship Constance from the bottom of Echo Bay, Terry will make sure that Shane gains access to his children again. Many people's support the venture but Catherine Mulvhill, whose father sunk the ship instead of selling her for scrap, opposes raising the vessel. Tempers fly in both camps and violence breaks out when Catherine's bank is torched and a big contributor is killed.

Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



Click here for more information about this book




Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Three ways to search for Thriller/Action books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Big vehicle disaster?

Crime Thriller

Disaster, natural or nuclear

Exploring into the wild

Horror Story?

Legal Thriller

Medical Thriller

Religious overtones?

Spying/Terrorism Thriller

War Thriller

Water adventure

Western



or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani



Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
.
Charlaine Harris 2:02:38 PM
Virginia Henley 1:52:13 PM
Ruth Minsky Sender 11:05:57 AM
Terry Goodkind 7:24:56 AM
Deric Longden 6:16:20 AM
Robert Stanek 2:27:09 AM
Mary Downing Hahn 1:25:56 AM
Vince Flynn 12:14:34 AM
Dorothea Benton Frank 11:15:03 PM
David Baldacci 10:15:16 PM
Suzanne Weyn 9:42:37 PM
Ellen Hopkins 9:28:24 PM
Leon Uris 9:06:58 PM
Christopher Paolini 9:00:34 PM
Eloise Jarvis McGraw 8:45:18 PM
Marilyn Harris 6:15:50 PM
Erin Hunters 5:19:48 PM
Teri Woods 5:12:02 PM
Judy Blume 5:00:23 PM
John Steinbeck 1:47:32 PM

More message boards