Dead Calm

Dark Waters, Book 2

By: Bruno Miller

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Life’s roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors.

Spencer and his loyal dog Finn are determined to survive the aftermath of an unthinkable EMP disaster, while outfitting their thirty-one foot sailboat, Restless, in a desperate attempt to reach Stuart, Florida where Spencer hopes to reunite with his girlfriend Kate.

As Marathon, Florida spirals into chaos, escaping the fire-ravaged town proves more difficult than anticipated, thanks to swiftly diminishing resources and marauding looters. The recent recruitment of a couple and their young daughter to help Spencer and Finn crew their boat for the journey north results in an unexpected friendship and a sense of overwhelming responsibility to get the family home safe.

As Spencer witnesses’ humanity's descent into a lawless free-for-all, where theft and murder are the new norm, his Coast Guard training is put to the test. Will his decision to take on passengers prove to be a wise move, or will the added burden cost him everything?

©2023 Bruno Miller (P)2023 Bruno Miller

No spilers, good story

The fact that no spoilers for the next book is even an issue, points to Miller's questionable decisions. Luckily he didn't repeat his spoilers from Dark Road 15, Dark waters 1. Otherwise an excellent book. The 4/5 is for the spoilers from book 1.

Adventures on the high seas

Great start to a new series, action, adventures, it’s got it all! Can’t wait for the next book. 😃🐾

Storyline

Great story line, can’t wait for next book!! New take on EMP from the ocean setting, love it

Interesting

Interesting basis for the story, but more than a bit unbelievable from many standpoints. Meh.

So Far So Good

My first experience with Andrew Tell was his "The Durango Chronicles" series, which I unexpectedly liked, ALOT. After listening to all of the books in that series, I searched to see if Tell had any other books available on Audible. When I saw he had another series "Dark Waters" I figured I like it, and so far, I have. The overall plot is very similar, but I like that this series theme is based on navigation by water instead of navigating on land.

When this book ended, I had a lot of unanswered questions, which I suppose is part of what hooks readers when writing a series, so I'm anxious to start the next one.