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A watery grave : a mystery

It's 1838 and Wiki Coffin, half-blood Maori son of a Salem ship captain, waits on the banks of the Elizabeth River, Virginia. Pistols ready, he is scheduled to fight a duel but instead discovers a boat drifting with a dead woman inside. When the law arrives he is the immediate suspect and is placed under arrest. Wiki has to watch helplessly as the ships of the US Exploring Expedition sail off on their epic voyage to the Pacific and Antarctic, leaving him - their expert linguist - behind. Luckily, Wiki proves his innocence in the nick of time and is able to join his ship. But there's a catch. The local sheriff is convinced that the real murderer is on board the expedition. Amid great peril and beset by enemies, the task falls to Wiki to catch the killer and ensure that justice is served on the high seas.

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  • "It's 1838 and Wiki Coffin, half-blood Maori son of a Salem ship captain, waits on the banks of the Elizabeth River, Virginia. Pistols ready, he is scheduled to fight a duel but instead discovers a boat drifting with a dead woman inside. When the law arrives he is the immediate suspect and is placed under arrest. Wiki has to watch helplessly as the ships of the US Exploring Expedition sail off on their epic voyage to the Pacific and Antarctic, leaving him - their expert linguist - behind. Luckily, Wiki proves his innocence in the nick of time and is able to join his ship. But there's a catch. The local sheriff is convinced that the real murderer is on board the expedition. Amid great peril and beset by enemies, the task falls to Wiki to catch the killer and ensure that justice is served on the high seas."@en
  • "The year is 1838, and after more than ten years in the planning, the famous United States Exploring Expedition is set to launch into uncharted waters from the coast of Virginia. A convoy of seven ships filled with astronomers, mapmakers, naturalists, and the sailors charged with getting them around the world, the "Ex. Ex." is finally underway, with much fanfare. Aboard the convoy as ship's linguist is Wiki Coffin. Half New Zealand Maori and half American, Wiki speaks numerous languages and is expected to help the crew navigate the Pacific islands that are his native heritage. But just before departure Wiki, subject to the unfortunate bigotry of the time, is arrested for a vicious murder he didn't commit. The convoy sails off, but just before the ships are out of reach Wiki is exonerated, set free to catch up with his ship and sail on. The catch: the local sheriff is convinced that the real murderer is aboard one of the seven ships of the expedition, and Wiki is deputized to identify the killer and bring him to justice. Full of the evocative maritime detail and atmosphere that have won her numerous awards for her nonfiction, Joan Druett's A Watery Grave is the mystery debut of a masterful maritime writer."@en
  • "The year is 1838, and after more than ten years in the planning, the famous United States Exploring Expedition is set to launch into uncharted waters from the coast of Virginia. A convoy of seven ships filled with astronomers, mapmakers, naturalists, and the sailors charged with getting them around the world, the "Ex. Ex." is finally underway, with much fanfare. Aboard the convoy as ship's linguist is Wiki Coffin. Half New Zealand Maori and half American, Wiki speaks numerous languages and is expected to help the crew navigate the Pacific islands that are his native heritage. But just before departure Wiki, subject to the unfortunate bigotry of the time, is arrested for a vicious murder he didn't commit. The convoy sails off, but just before the ships are out of reach Wiki is exonerated, set free to catch up with his ship and sail on. The catch: the local sheriff is convinced that the real murderer is aboard one of the seven ships of the expedition, and Wiki is deputized to identify the killer and bring him to justice. Full of the evocative maritime detail and atmosphere that have won her numerous awards for her nonfiction, Joan Druett's A Watery Grave is the mystery debut of a masterful maritime writer."
  • "Exonerated for a murder hours after an exploration convoy sets sail for the Pacific islands, ship linguist Wiki Coffin is made a deputy by a Virginia sheriff and sets out to catch up with his crewmates, one of whom is the real killer."

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