Blood in the Bilges

About this book

Over five rain-lashed days in a contemporary Cornish cliffside cottage, a burned-out prosecutor named Lena Vargas seeks refuge with her former mentor, retired maritime investigator Thomas Greer. To help Lena navigate a morally complex settlement involving a corrupt shipping conglomerate, Greer opens his private logbooks and recounts the harrowing 1987 final voyage of the aging tanker Endurance. During that fateful crossing, a young deckhand was found dead in the ship's toxic bilges, sparking an investigation into illegal dumping of chemical sludge. As the Endurance sailed into a massive winter storm, Greer and a small coalition of crew members—including a brilliant Ukrainian chief engineer and a compromised Nigerian radio operator—battled both the lethal elements and a desperate captain trying to cover up a multinational conspiracy. Through Greer's devastating tale of survival, sacrifice, and the brutal reality of justice at sea, Lena must decide whether to bury the truth for profit or risk everything to expose it.

Book details

Genres:

Mystery, Maritime Thriller, Psychological Drama

Language:

en

Published:

2026-05-30

Content rating:

R