The Silver Spider
The Silver Spider
Who will claim the prize?
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ACTION-ADVENTURE / SEA ADVENTURE / MYSTERY & SUSPENSE
A mountain of treasure in Panama: whose will it be? In 1667, a Spanish soldier makes a startling discovery. A vast treasure - or a curse? Charlie Parker, engineer and adventurer, voyages to Central America to build the Panama Canal - and engage in a few extracurricular activities in his spare time. Two modern-day sailors get more adventure than they bargained for when they unravel a cryptic tangle of clues. Have they inherited incredible riches - or just big trouble?
Part sailing yarn, part adventure/mystery, part historical fiction, The SILVER SPIDER is Katherine Neville’s The EIGHT blended with Neal Stephenson’s CRYPTONOMICON, plus a touch of Indiana Jones. A raucous sea adventure complete with a treasure hunt, a centuries-old mystery, and the challenges of a modern relationship. Come along for the ride!
“For voyaging sailors, the book will seem familiar yet new. The familiarity rests with the everyday challenges and joys of living aboard while passagemaking; the novelty stems from the intriguing multi-level plot that weaves through the book. Slavinski does a great job keeping the three plots and myriad characters all working together as The Silver Spider reaches its daring ending.” - Ocean Navigator Magazine
You can read about the making of The Silver Spider in these blog posts:
- Part 1: Genesis of a Novel
- Part 2: The Sipan Spider
- Part 3: Scouting a Location
- Part 4: On Location in Portobelo
- Part 5: Weaving Fact and Fiction
“The author’s first hand cruising experience is invaluable infusing the adventure/historical-fiction story with a feeling beyond ‘well researched’, rather more true to life… a real page turner that I devoured in just a few sittings. I highly recommend it to cruisers or non-cruisers alike. The fictional story blended with living experiences is a wonderfully immersive idea that more cruising-writers should imitate.” - SV Venilia Blog
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