Contact: Alex Blackwell
President
White Seahorse
Division of Knowledge Clinic Ltd.
Port Aleria, Rosnakilly, Kilmeena
Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
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ablackwell@knowledgeclinic.com
www.coastalboating.net
For Immediate Release
Announcing
the New Release:
The Naked Truth
A nautical murder mystery
by Daria Blackwell
14 February 2017, Westport, Ireland: White Seahorse is pleased
to announce the release of The Naked
Truth - A nautical murder mystery. It is Daria Blackwell’s first
novel. She is the co-author of several previous non-fiction works.
Alex Blackwell, White Seahorse President, independent
publisher and author said, “This novel complements our existing line of
self-published works, each of which takes on a degree of a nautical theme, but
weaves an intriguing story around adventures on the high seas. It’s not the
typical diary of an Atlantic circuit. It has multiple twists of plot that are
unexpected but highly plausible. It’s a story that anyone who has ever thought
about sailing away will find amusing and intriguing. They may even glean
several valuable lessons from the narrative.”
When asked how she developed her story, Daria Blackwell explained,
“When we sailed across the Atlantic and through the Caribbean, I kept
meticulous notes and wrote missives to our friends and family throughout the
trip. But I knew I didn’t want to just tell our story as a travelogue. I wanted
to use our real experience as the backdrop to a fictional story, one that would
be full of twists and turns. So I just started writing, and one day the idea of
stringing together a series of disparate yet potentially connected events came
to me, and The Naked Truth was born.”
The story begins with Xander and Jessica anchored in the
Canary Islands. They had sailed off in search of adventure. Sailing across
oceans on their own boat was exactly the kind of restorative voyage the Lynches
craved. They quit their high powered jobs, sold their house, and cast off the
lines. When Jessica witnesses a series of murders in exotic settings, their
adventure sets her on the course of a murder trail. On finding no evidence – no
bodies, no signs of struggles – their quest to answer unasked questions
begins. Tormented by helplessness,
Jessica experiences bizarre dreams within which lay the clues that evaded the
professionals. They embark on a convoluted course to uncover the naked truth.
The Naked Truth is set in the Atlantic Islands and the
Caribbean. The description of crossing oceans as a lifestyle is based on the
author’s experience. Everything else is fiction.
Paperback: 418 pages
Publisher: White Seahorse/CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Launch date: February 10, 2017
ISBN10: 1540793745
ISBN13: 978-1540793744
SRP: $15.00
About the Author
Daria Blackwell is the co-author of two critically acclaimed
non-fiction books
Happy Hooking - The Art
of Anchoring,
Cruising the Wild
Atlantic Way and
Onyx, The Cruising
Kitty.
The Naked Truth is her
debut novel, a murder mystery set in the midst of sailing adventures. She has written
numerous articles for sailing magazines and websites on both sides of the
Atlantic. Daria is a USCG-licensed captain with three Atlantic crossings and a
year’s sabbatical sailing in the Caribbean to her credit. In a former life she
was a scientist, a science writer, a creative copywriter, a strategic planner, and
a top level executive in marketing and communications firms. She is the author
of several publications on cultural competence. A dual citizen of the US and
Ireland, Daria has taken on a mid-Atlantic mind set. Follow her blogs at
http://dariablackwell.blogspot.ie/
and
http://aleriasadventures.blogspot.com/.
About White Seahorse
White Seahorse (www.whiteseahorse.com) is a division of
Knowledge Clinic Limited based in Westport,
County Mayo, Ireland (www.knowledgeclinic.com). White
Seahorse is dedicated to providing information,
products, and consulting, marketing and communications services to the marine
leisure industry. White Seahorse’s publishing arm provides support for
independent authors who self-publish.
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