Product Description

Red Herring is a story about courage triumphant over fear. It’s a mystery set in the Pacific Northwest—in Bellingham, Washington and the San Juan Islands. When radar spots a vessel heading toward an oil refinery, a Coast Guard patrol is dispatched, and an unmanned boat operating under autopilot is intercepted. Then the Coast Guard discovers explosives aboard, along with a note threatening the construction of a pipeline beneath an environmentally sensitive body of water. Fear of terrorism erupts. Ex-coast guard commander Charlie Noble, now a marine private investigator, agrees to search for the man most believe is behind the bomb plot. But Noble steps into a dangerous, puzzling web of intrigue involving corporate greed, Homeland Security, and murder. Through personal courage, gritty determination and uncompromising honor, he unravels the truth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #750539 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From the Author
Red Herring is the first in a series of books featuring lead character Charlie Noble. Throughout the series I intend to have Charlie work his way slowly up the Inside Passage in his adventures. This is an area I love and have cruised through extensively over the last decade.

About the Author
Clyde W. Ford lives in Bellingham, Washington. He’s an author of non-fiction and fiction books. Clyde’s been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, NPR, and radio and television programs around the country. He writes aboard his 30-foot Willard trawler, and cruises the waters of the San Juan Islands and the Inside Passage.

Customer Reviews

Great NW Thriller
If you enjoy intricately woven mysteries this is definitely one worth checking out, especially if you like a well crafted sense of place. Ford knows and loves boats and the waters around Bellingham and the San Juans and through his story you can feel the beauty and the challenges of the place that engender such strong passions.

Ford's protagonists really struck a chord with me. I admire his skill at reflecting the complexities of his characters and their struggles to reconcile duty, honor, and integrity -- like so many a good yarn this one ends to soon. Thankfully there is plenty to keep chewing on while we wait for Charlie Noble's next adventure to begin. I hope he keeps gunkholing around the San Juans for a long time to come.

Thrills on the Water
Carefully tuned and finely paced, this is a totally satisfying, modern, page-turning, mystery. The characters are well-crafted, and the dialogue weaves with the sizzling action seamlessly, like a musical prelude. The vivid descriptions of the Vancouver/Bellingham coastal islands, however, leave you breathless and wanting to jump aboard the nearest boat. I'm already a Charlie Nobel fan, I can't wait for the next installment to hit the shelves.

Red Herring
I thoroughly enjoyed this Charlie Noble novel by Clyde W Ford. You have the feeling that you are actually cruising the waters around Bellingham, WA. Character descriptions are excellent. I finished the tale in just over two days because I could not put it down. I eagerly look forward to future books in this series.