The Gray and Guilty Sea: An Oregon Coast Mystery

Scott William Carter

Sep 2016 · Garrison Gage Series Book 1 · Flying Raven Press

About this ebook

"Carter's writing is on target." - Publishers Weekly

A curmudgeon. An iconoclast. A loner. That's how people describe Garrison Gage, and that's when they're being charitable. 

After his wife's brutal murder in New York, and Gage himself is beaten nearly to death, the crippled private investigator retreats three thousand miles to the quaint coastal town of Barnacle Bluffs, Oregon. He spends the next five years in a convalescent stupor, content to bide his time filling out crossword puzzles and trying to forget that his wife's death is his fault. But all that changes when he discovers the body of a young woman washed up on the beach, and his conscience draws him back into his old occupation - forcing him to confront the demons of his own guilt before he can hope to solve the girl's murder.

"It was a shrewd marketing move ... to entitle his first mystery novel The Gray and Guilty Sea. It makes it nearly irresistible for an old John D. MacDonald fan like me . . . Recommended." - Brandywine Books

"The Gray and Guilty Sea is quite an enjoyable novel that engages a reader on multiple levels." - Stimulated Outlet Book Reviews

"Outstanding debut crime novel set on the Oregon coast and starring a misanthropic former detective ... as much a fascinating character study as it is an original story." - Michael J. Totten, author of Resurrection

"Scott William Carter makes it look easy." - Chizine.com

The Garrison Gage Mystery Series (in chronological order):

A Plunder By Pilgrims (short story prequel)
The Gray and Guilty Sea
A Desperate Place for Dying
The Lovely Wicked Rain
A Shroud of Tattered Sails

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Ratings and reviews

I downloaded this book for free a while ago but never read it until yesterday and boy was that a mistake to have not read it sooner. It was a good book with great characters. I really enjoyed reading this book and finished it in 1 day. I look forward to reading more from this author and more Garrison Gage books. My one critique is a few continuity and gramatical errors. Not a big deal and certainly didn't deter from enjoying the book.

This book is action packed! Good fights, good poker games and good drama all wrapped up in a good mystery. The story moves right along and has a good story line. I think a lot of guys would love this book. I gave it 4 stars only because I couldn't relate to all of the masculinity.

still cannot understand why people feel others want to read profanity. please provide warnings that the language gives the book an 'R' movie rating.

About the author

SCOTT WILLIAM CARTER's first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, was hailed by Publishers Weekly as a "touching and impressive debut" and won an Oregon Book Award. Since then, he has published a dozen novels and over fifty short stories, his fiction spanning a wide variety of genres and styles. Critics raved that The Gray and Guilty Sea, the first book featuring the crippled and curmudgeonly Garrison Gage, was "irresistible" and "a fascinating character study." His most recent book for younger readers, Wooden Bones, chronicles the untold story of Pinocchio and was singled out for praise by the Junior Library Guild. He lives in Oregon with his wife and children.  Visit him online at ScottWilliamCarter.com

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