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The Fishing Widow
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The Fishing Widow (2013) (edit title/settings)

by Amy K. Marshall (Author) (edit contributors)

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There’s an old saying that goes: The difference between a fairy tale and a fisherman’s tale is this… a fairy tale begins, “Once Upon A Time,” and a fisherman’s tale begins, “This Ain’t No Bullshit.” Supernatural terror stalks the crew of the purse seiner the F/V “The Case In Point” during the... read more

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The difference between a fairy tale and a fisherman’s tale is this: a fairy tale begins “Once Upon a Time,” while a fisherman’s tale begins ...

In September 2006, nineteen-year-old Ethan Lindgren reeled as his best friend, fellow fisherman Colin Claybaugh, hauled him bodily across... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The difference between a fairy tale and a fisherman’s tale is this: a fairy tale begins “Once Upon a Time,” while a fisherman’s tale begins ...

In September 2006, nineteen-year-old Ethan Lindgren reeled as his best friend, fellow fisherman Colin Claybaugh, hauled him bodily across Fairweather’s deck. Wind shrieked through the wires as stony grey seas flew across the rail, the force threatening to knock them off their feet. Torrents of rain and spray could not hide the trepidation in Ethan’s clear blue eyes as he met the unflappable green of Colin’s gaze before he looked across at Revelation rolling, lightless, beside them. Driving rain rattled sharply against the hood of Ethan’s survival suit as Colin’s grip tightened. “Don’t miss!” Colin yelled above the storm. Ethan pulled away. “Jerk!” he shot back with a smirk. They leapt. As their knees bruised and their hands scrabbled madly for any purchase on Revelation’s sea-slickened deck, they were unaware that they had flung themselves into a web that had snarled so many like them so many times before.

Time again. Aboard The Case in Point in March 2010, Colin, Ethan, and their five deckhands set out from Port Saint Anne, Alaska into the teeth of the Sitka Herring War. The specter of Revelation rises again. Enigmatic lights, voices of the familiar dead, and glimpses of some unknown horror target them one by one. Each man clings anxiously to the hope that none of it is real, but realizes that every set of their net may drag aboard their deadliest catch.

A woman out of her time, flickering between flesh and bone, portends their approaching ruin. She is the stuff of legend, of frantic and despairing entries in dusty ships’ logs and diaries of her damned. Forgotten, forsaken, Elizabeth Hartt desperately needs Ethan’s help while needing, desperately, to tear out his heart and consume his crew.

The boundaries of history and legend blur as coincidence evaporates and trusts shatter. As March wanes, Ethan and his crew slip closer to the edge of death. Long-undead revenants, guardian totems, and the terror of The Reach conspire to pull ordinary fishing boys through frightening events worthy of the old saying about a fisherman’s tale.

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  • Ethan Lindgren: 23 year old native of Skwentna, Alaska who has settled in Port Saint Anne, Alaska. He fishes the Sitka Herring Sac Roe Fishery along with his best friend Colin Claybaugh. Deck Boss of F/V THE CASE IN POINT.
  • Colin Claybaugh: 25 year old native of Anchroage, Alaska who has settled in Port Saint Anne, Alaska in Southeast. Owner/operator of F/V THE CASE IN POINT.
  • Ellie Claybaugh: A native of Port Saint Anne, Alaska, she's from a family who has fished in Southeast for nearly forever. She's also Colin's wife.
  • Nan Ashton: Port Saint Anne's librarian who hails from Indiana. She's only been in town for two years. She's Ellie's best friend and Ethan's girlfriend.
  • Priam Hartt: Captain of the Nantucket Whaler THE COVENANT in 1835--the ship, on its way to the whaling grounds, has a chance encounter...
  • Elizabeth Hartt: Captain Hartt's young wife who has accompanied him aboard THE COVENANT.
  • Detective Jack Burnsed: Alaska State Trooper based out of Ketchikan, Alaska and whose primary involvement is Maritime Investigations
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Quotes edit see section history

  • ““You think St. Elmo's Fire is spirits? You think there were ever really ghosts in the rigging of them old sailing ships?””
    Mike Passarella
  • ““More of us Oregon guys fishin’ than you realize,””
    Brett Riesgraf
  • “"You're supposed to bite the head off,"”
    Danny Rennick
  • ““You done terrorizing my crew?””
    Ethan Lindgren
  • ““Mine alone.””
    Elizabeth Hartt

Setting & Locations edit see section history

The action is set in far Southeast Alaska--in fictional Port Saint Anne, as well as in Sitka, Ketchikan, and some of the islands around Prince of Wales and Hecate.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Amy K. Marshall (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alaskan Gothic Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 3, 2013
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 346
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  1. fantasy, 
  2. fiction, 
  3. paranormal, 
  4. supernatural 

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