Over the straits
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About This Book
Some Debts Can Only Be Paid at Sea.For the crew of the cannery tender Star, this is more than just another job. It’s a chance at a small fortune, a way to secure a future in the harsh Alaskan wilderness. But as a monster storm bears down on the straits, their simple delivery becomes a life-or-death struggle against the elements.With a hold full of valuable salmon that will soon spoil, they have no choice but to push forward, into the teeth of a gale that has driven all others back to shore. They are a small crew against a vast, indifferent sea, and their only weapons are their courage and thei...
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