The Tenth Witness Although published later this is actually a prequel to All Cry Chaos On the night of October the frigate HMS Lutine breaks apart on the shoals of the Frisian Islands off the dutch coast When
Although published later, this is actually a prequel to All Cry Chaos On the night of October 9, 1799, the frigate HMS Lutine breaks apart on the shoals of the Frisian Islands off the dutch coast When the insurer Lloyds of London pays on the wreck, it takes ownership and plans expeditions to recoup the lost millions in gold and silver Nearly two hundred years later, Although published later, this is actually a prequel to All Cry Chaos On the night of October 9, 1799, the frigate HMS Lutine breaks apart on the shoals of the Frisian Islands off the dutch coast When the insurer Lloyds of London pays on the wreck, it takes ownership and plans expeditions to recoup the lost millions in gold and silver Nearly two hundred years later, after a series of largely failed salvage operations, Lloyds tries again this time on the strength of new technologies and a strategy devised by the gifted young engineer Henri Poincare It is late spring, 1978 Poincare has worked to near exhaustion preparing for the Luntine dive Before the salvage season begins, he takes a rare holiday a hike at low tide across the vast, muddy flats of the Wadden Sea His guide is Liesel Kraus smart, able appealingd troubled She and her brother Anselm, directors of Kraus Steel, are haunted by a violent history that generates both rage and an enormous, corrputing wealth The closer Poincare draws to Liesel and Anselm, the warped life becomes until love and a death threat compel him to investigate what no one else aside from Interpol will Pain as well as treasure, he discovers, can be dredged up from the past to reshape the present.The Tenth Witness, a prequel to the award winning , is the tale of a man upended a twenty eight year old who rejects a brilliant career in engineering for an uncertain, darker one internati
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Leonard Rosen
Aka Leonard J RosenLeonard Rosen lives and works in the Boston area He has contributed radio commentaries to Boston s NPR station, written best selling textbooks on writing, and taught writing at Harvard University and Bentley University The Tenth Witness is his second novel His first, All Cry Chaos also featuring Henri Poincar , is a much praised award winner in both the literary and mystery thriller categories translated into ten languages winner, the Macavity Award from Mystery Readers International for best debut winner, ForeWord Magazine s best work of fiction by an independent American press finalist, Edgar Award for best debut and finalist for the Chautauqua Literary Prize and the Anthony Award Len enjoys corresponding with readers and meeting with book groups online Contact him through his website lenrosenonline.