Black Duck by Janet Taylor, is the story of a soon to be freshmen named David Peterson. David is out to find a juicy story to get him in the local paper. One day David heard a rumor that a rum runner (an outlaw who smuggled liquor illegally during the days of Prohibition) lived in town, and his name is Ruben Hart. When David goes to visit Ruben he is greeted by an elderly man over eighty. And even though David does not know it, he isn't only getting invited into Ruben's house; he is getting invited into an adventure of a life time.
In this story Ruben tells David about how he was a kid, and how he grew up in the era of rum running. Ruben tells David how it all started when he and his best friend Jeddy McKenzie found that dead body washed upon the shore down at Coulter's Beach. After finding the body, Jeddy and Ruben get involved with quite some characters. Police, New York Mobsters, Rum Runners, and most importantly liquor. And the only way to survive is to join the business itself, starting with the notorious rum running ship the Black Duck. But is this a risk to big to attempt?
Black Duck is a great book filled with suspense, mystery, and the lengths friends will go to. I recommend this book to any reader.
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Sam, very good job on this review! The end of the first paragraph was excellent, and really made me want to read the book. You don't give away the whole plot, yet I have an idea about what this book is about. I'm glad I came across your post, for now I really want to read this book.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you said the whole beggining but did not say the end.
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