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More than just a simple whodunit, OVERBOARD deals with one of the key issues of our time - terrorism - but with a twist. It's not the terrorism of Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, but terrorism of a bygone era that was directed against Fidel Castro, in which the CIA may have been complicit. Antonio Medina, a prominent Cuban-American, is the billionaire owner of World Cruise Lines. Born in Havana, he is the son of Jorge Medina - a man who was not only a member of former Cuban dictator Juan Batista's inner circle and an associate of mafia boss Meyer Lansky, but was also rumored to have worked for the CIA as a covert operative once he fled to Miami following Castro's rise to power. Since his father's death when he inherited the family's cruise ship business, Antonio Medina has acquired and even cultivated a reputation for being a ruthless, but shrewd, businessman in his own right, one with powerful connections in Washington who won't hesitate to go straight for the jugular if he deems it necessary. He has also become known as something of an aging lothario, consorting rather openly with his young mistresses, while his "long-suffering wife" -- as the tabloids dub her -- remains barricaded behind the ivy-encrusted walls of their Palm Beach mansion, raising their six children. When a beautiful, young woman goes overboard on Medina's prize ocean liner, the Queen Anne, the authorities are convinced that it's a suicide. But Diana Laing, a freelance writer, who happened to make the acquaintance of the woman while she was onboard the ship, isn't buying it. Together with her lover, the Captain of the Queen Anne, and her ex-husband, a Miami homicide detective, Diana sets out to discover what really happened and why. Her investigation puts her directly at odds with the powerful Antonio Medina and entangles her in a web of unforeseen corporate cover-ups and frightening international intrigue. Before it is through, Diana's search for the truth will risk not only her career, but also her life.

About the Author :
Donna Chaffee is a retired County financial manager and a former staffer for Senator Robert F. Kennedy who lives in Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Science. In her spare time, Ms. Chaffee enjoys writing and traveling on ships. She's been on more than 30 cruises, including several transatlantic crossings, which has provided her with a wealth of knowledge about what goes on at sea -- both above and below deck. She counts a number of crew members as friends and received the assistance of a retired ship's Captain on some of the technical aspects of this novel. A portion of the net proceeds from the sale of Ms. Chaffee's book will go to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia, where she has volunteered.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781494436971
  • Publisher: Createspace
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace
  • Height: 203 mm
  • Weight: 454 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1494436973
  • Publisher Date: 20 Feb 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 133 mm


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