ExlplosiveCrossroads
The continuing adventures of Luke Dodge, a young manwhose nine
lives all belong to the sea.
By Christopher Fisher Goldblatt
Extreme Spearfishing Radioactive Explosive Kidnappings &
EscapesConquering Giant Marlin & Women (an)
Temporarily exiledin Panam with his fiance Dr. Nici, Luke finds
that the countryis a spearfishing and fishing paradise. In virgin
Pacific and Caribbean waters,he finds huge tuna, amberjack,
roosterfish, pargo and grouper (the list makesyou hungry for your
next dive doesn’t it?)
While huntingrobalo just outside the gates to the Panam Canal, he
discovers a massive,unexploded, radioactive dirty bomb. Luke makes
a few wrong moves and becomesthe prime suspect in a plot to blow up
the Canal. Run away
With Homeland Security hot on his tail, Luke finds protection among
his Kunaand Ember Indian friends, hiding out deep in the coastal
rain forest.
The ColumbianFARC rebels kidnap Luke and march him to one of their
hidden base camps. Lukehas a steamy war-time romance with
Gabriella, the tough, sensual leader of theFARC platoon holding
Luke captive. In an epic overnight battle from atop a
makeshiftraft, Luke & Gabriella grapple with a giant black
marlin they call Viejo.It is up to Luke to win his freedom by
tracking down the terrorists and thwartingtheir plan to blow up the
Canal and destroy Panam City - where Niciwaits for his safe return.
TheAuthor
ExplosiveCrossroads is Goldblatt’s third novel. Goldblatt doesn’t
just researchand report a fictional story of our beloved sport he
is an experiencedand knowledgeable diver.
Hisdiving credentials: a world traveler seeking exciting dives like
the rest ofus, veteran commercial/charter boat captain, and for
those who require a collegedegree he has that as well - B.S. in
Fisheries and Business from Humboldt StateUniversity (yes, a CA
native). He currently lives in Panama.
