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Gold And Fishes
Gold And Fishes
Gold And Fishes
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Gold And Fishes

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By the award-winning author of The First Excellence.

On December 26, 2004 at 6:58 am the earth erupted under the waters of the Indian Ocean...

For Aid worker Ayla Harris, her first overseas mission to post-tsunami Indonesia presents the perfect opportunity for escape. A failed romance with a married man and a strained relationship with her twin sister have left her suffering from a general sense of ‘detachment’.

But a late night call on the eve of her departure reminds Ayla that the bonds of love can be tenacious. It turns out that her wheeler-dealer brother-in-law, Robert Trasque, has gone missing in Thailand.

However, it is the injured orphan Mahdi who restores Ayla’s soul with a single word: mother. In his child’s eyes she discovers the extent of her connection to the world.

From the devastated tourist beaches of Southeast Asia to the graveyard that was Banda Aceh, Ayla sets out on a personal mission – to find her sister’s gold-hungry husband and return him to his family.

In the midst of universal tragedy, what is the value of a single life? Can Ayla expose a killer and avoid becoming the next victim as she and her team struggle to bring hope to a region that is drowning in despair?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherDonna Carrick
Release dateFeb 21, 2011
ISBN9780986863332
Gold And Fishes
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Donna Carrick

An Air Force Brat, Donna Carrick grew up in locations all over Canada. Her primary influences came from small town Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario, the mining towns of Cape Breton, Northern Quebec and her birth province of New Brunswick. Donna is the host of Dead to Writes, the podcast, available at YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. She is also co-owner of Carrick Publishing, an indie publishing house dedicated to excellence in fiction. A former executive member of Crime Writers of Canada, Donna remains active in the Canadian writing scene, supporting Sisters In Crime, Word On The Street, Bloody Words and a variety of other venues for the literary arts. Donna is the author of three mystery novels: The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map, Gold And Fishes and The Noon God. All titles are available in paperback as well as Kindle and e-reader versions. Her third full-length crime novel, The First Excellence, won the 2011 Indie Book Event Award for excellence in fiction! A founding member of the Mesdames of Mayhem, Donna's stories have appeared in their five anthologies to date, including the 10th anniversary crime anthology titled In the Spirit of 13. In addition, Carrick Publishing has produced several anthologies featuring authors from around the world, including their latest title: A Grave Diagnosis. Donna's Toboggan Mystery Series, which includes Sept-Iles and other places, Knowing Penelope and North on the Yellowhead, offers short-story lovers a broad collection of her work. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of and enthusiasm for the independent and self-publishing industry. Contact Carrick Publishing to arrange a workshop or group engagement. An office manager, wife and mother of three, Donna divides her time between the hectic pace of Toronto and the relative peace of Ontario's spectacular Georgian Bay. Life is never dull with husband/author Alex Carrick, their grown and growing family, and a collection of fur-babies. Subscribe to Dead to Writes, the Podcast at iTunes today! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/dead-to-writes/id1323768397?mt=2#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadtowrites.ca%2F%3Fp%3D323

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