By William Meikle
Glasgow deepest investigator Derek Adams can't appear to break out from the otherworldly, specifically now not while it sort of feels to be the one paying gig on the town. So whilst an previous widow bargains him grand to discover her son-who isn't precisely missing...just now not himself-it's no longer lengthy earlier than issues begin to get bizarre, and a street journey to the agricultural village of Skye becomes a detour to the twilight. prior to lengthy, Derek is on a distant island, hip-deep in mermaids, stalked by way of shape-shifters, and tangled within the nets of a diabolical fisher cult reason on waking an historic god and unleashing the apocalypse. In different phrases, it's company as traditional.
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Will squeezed between barrels and crates, being careful to keep out of the way of the oarsmen. He huddled down as it began to rain, feeling the drops soak through his shirt. As the barge reached the side of the ship, he realized how big it was. Even loaded with cargo and sitting low in the water, her sides dwarfed the little barge. By the time the small vessel was tied to the ship and the cargo transferred, Will was soaked. He looked more like a rescued rat than a seaman. A grizzled sailor wearing a round, flat-brimmed hat, blue breeches, and a blue-and-white checked shirt greeted him.
Epp caught the boy’s admiring glance. ” he shouted. ” The words sounded playful, but Will knew it was a taunt. Just then Jack came up behind him, carrying a bucket. “It’s harder than it looks,” he warned. ” Will looked up and could see it was true. The sails were full, but on deck there was but the slightest breeze. Just then Mr. Smithson came into view. He stopped in front of the Will Northaway and the Quest for Liberty 51 boy, regarding him through hostile eyes. ” Will started to scowl but thought better of it.
You must be the new boy. ” Will asked. ” “A ship’s a small place,” Jack answered. ” Will flinched. “I didn’t expect Mr. Mattison to tell everyone,” he said stiffly. “Oh, Mr. Mattison wouldn’t say a word. It’s Blue who’s the talker. A regular town crier. ” Jack talked easily. He had a friendly, open face, and Will began to relax. The younger boy looked at the basket next to him. ” “Aye. We pick apart this old rope and use it to fill cracks in the wood. ” “That don’t look too hard,” Will said. “It’s not hard, just boring.