Dear TWL Members, RED HERRING is my recently released nautical mystery set in the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands of the Pacific Northwest. It's a story about courage and integrity overcoming fear, which opens with a Grand Banks 36 heading toward an oil refinery in the Strait of Georgia. A Coast Guard patrol discovers the unmanned vessel operating under autopilot. Explosives are found aboard, along with a note threatening the construction of a pipeline beneath an environmentally sensitive body of water. Fear of terrorism erupts. Charlie Noble, who lives aboard a classic 60s-era Willard, agrees to search for the man most believe is behind the bomb plot. But Noble steps into a dangerous, puzzling web of intrigue involving corporate greed, Homeland Security, and murder. With personal courage, gritty determination and uncompromising honor, he unravels the truth. RED HERRING set a record for sale sof fiction at the Seattle Boat Show in January. It was featured on NPR is February, and was the #1 bestseller at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop in March. The book's also been featured in Passagemaker Magazine. Boaters, especially trawler owners have really enjoyed yhis book, written by another longtime boater who understands what makes them get out on the water. To read more about the book, including reviews and a samnple chapter see: www.m-vbooks.com/redherring Copies of RED HERRING avaible through your local bookstore or online. Autographed copies are available directly from me through a secure PayPal connection from the book's website: www.m-vbooks.com Click on PURCHASE A BOOK, then Click on AUTOGRAPHED COPY. Thanks for your support. Clyde -- Clyde W. Ford P. O. Box 3056 Bellingham, WA 98227 tel. 360.758.7662 fax. 815.301.9028 Pleased to announce my latest book: Red Herring - A Mystery - Jan. 15, 2005 When fear of terrorism erupts, one man's courage conquers that fear. Visit the book's website: www.m-vbooks.com/redherring