Book Review: The Glass Eel

 



In this gripping debut thriller, struggling divorcée Jeanette King becomes embroiled in a criminal ring when she discovers her ex-husband’s cache of baby eels.

Caterpillar Island is off the central coast of Maine—beloved vacationland of lobster bakes and quaint fried clam shacks, kayaking and country houses. At night, though, by the light of a headlamp, the island is alive with cash, guns, and poachers. Oxy addicts, struggling retirees, and unemployable deadbeats dip their nets in the creeks to catch elvers—two-inch-long baby eels that fetch $2000 a pound on the international black market.

Into this dark and dangerous world falls Jeanette King, who has, up to this moment, been earning her meager living mainly by picking and packaging peekytoe crab meat for shipment to New York and Boston. As Jeanette gets drawn into a fast-moving story of risk and violent consequences, she enlists the aid of a local policeman and an Indigenous activist. Together they try to set things right for the people and the planet. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous things get. An ensuing procession of colorful locals, corrupt state politicians, and treacherous outsiders weaves a tale that reveals the underbelly of a deadly business.


My Review

Talk about learning something new while trying to solve a mystery. I did not know anything about eel migration or that they attract a high price value. Yet, when I learned why they were harvested, it actually makes sense the high price value.

Jeanette shows great determination. Once she has her sights set on something, she does not give up until she has solved the mystery. Even when she ran into some close calls a few times, she did not let the situations keep her down for long. A surprise favorite of mine is Jesse. There was something about him that I just liked. He is a little rough around the edges but someone that you can count on as well.

As I was engaged in the storyline and the characters, I did find this book to be a quick read. The plot was not given away too early. A good mystery read.

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