Poverty Bay

by Earl Emerson

Book Overview

"Emerson is at the top of his game, and very few are better." --Mostly Murder As sole heir to his beloved granddaddy's fortune, noble and naive Lance Tyner wants to use the money for the good of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380896478
• ISBN13: 9780380896479
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Poverty Bay

This is the second novel in the Thomas Black series by Earl Emerson. This book has a strong plot and Emerson describes the atmosphere of Seattle to perfection in this book. Lance Tyner is the heir to his grandfather's fortune of $15 million. When Tyner diappears, Black investigates, and goes to some dreary places where the dregs of humanity struggle to stay alive. This is a strong addition to the series which began with "The Rainy City." Black and his friend, Kathy Birchfield, are likeable and believeable characters.

a good book to spend an evening with

Emerson's books are always a fun, quick read. This is not one of his best but I enjoyed it as usual. I must do a great deal of technical reading and writing so spending an evening with Thomas Black is a particular treat---I think he's someone I'd like to know in real life. Emerson writes well (if a bit heavy on simile) and his plots are well crafted; he makes them more than just who-dun-its by weaving in thought provoking social problems such as homelessness, aides, and drug use. His settings are also great---I love following his travels around Seattle and neighboring towns since I grew up in that area and know right where he is most of the time. I'm just waiting to find my hometown, Marysville, in one of his books.

This book is very exciting

Thi book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time