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Loch Ness holds secrets, ancient and deadly. Does a monster inhabit its depths, or is it just myth? Why, after thousands of reported sightings and dozens of expeditions, is there still no hard evidence? Marine biologist Zachary Wallace knows, but the shock of his near-drowning as a child on... read more
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- Angus Wallace: The protagonist's dad, who calls his son "Gertrude" and "lassie" to let him know he thinks his son is a candy-ass.
- Dr. Zachary Wallace: A newly-unemployed marine biologist, plagued by nightmares, migraines, and a very unhelpful fear of the water.
- John Cialino: A man Angus Wallace may or may not have murdered.
- Michael Hoagland: A photogenic Nessie hunter trying to turn a buck off Angus Wallace's defense strategy, namely that the Loch Ness Monster killed John Cialino.
- Mr. Rael: An attorney representing Angus Wallace in his murder case.
- Max Wallace: Zachary's half-brother.
- True MacDonald: Zachary's best friend from childhood.
- Brandy Townson: True's sister.
- Theresa Cialino: John's widow, widely suspected of having an affair with Angus Wallace.
- Columba: A missionary to the Picts in ancient times, who once asked a man to swim in Loch Ness immediately upon learning that a water monster had just killed someone in the same spot.
- Alban MacDonald: Water bailiff of Loch Ness.
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“It was hard to tell which was more shocking, the photo of me standing on the witness chair, exposing part of my buttocks, or the story's headline. "RENOWNED MARINE BIOLOGIST SURVIVED NESSIE ATTACK."”
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Basilosaurus, which means “King of Reptiles.” Basilosaurus was a prehistoric ancestor of modern-day whales, though it actually looked more like a sea serpent. It was 55–75 feet long and very narrow, had a five foot skull and a blowhole on its snout, and was prevalent all over the world some 37–53 million years ago.
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THE SARGASSO SEA is a two-million-square-mile expanse of warm water, adrift in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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This book is in Call An Exterminator!. (community list)
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- Steve Alten (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Tsunami Books
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Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0976165902
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Tsunami Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0976165902
Page Count: 496
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- Dewey: 813.54
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