East of the Hague Line

East of the Hague Line is an adventurous, dramatic and quickly paced suspense novel written about life at sea commercial fishing in the Gulf of Maine and thefar reaching tempestuous North Atlantic. Maines rugged Coastline is comprised of more than threethousand miles of bays, inlets, and peninsulas that createisolated close-knit fishing communities. The people who live inthese seaside towns have one thing in common, a deep-rootedbond with the ocean.East of the Hague Line takes a close personal look at what ittakes to live the life of an offshore fisherman. Writer GordonHolmes, a Maine native, captures the rhythms and tensions oflife aboard a commercial fishing boat.The crew of the fishing vessel Jubilee is comprised of four hardened fishermen,hopeful for good fishing, whose loved ones wait at home, fearful for the lives of their men.Fishermen depend on a good catch to earn their living but whathappens when manipulation, deceit and betrayal by a trustedcrewmember changes the tide?Young Tom Anderson fulfills a lifelong dream when he signs onwith Captain Joseph Scanton to go fishing aboard the Jubilee on the North Atlantic. He gets far more than he bargained for when his captain isforced to take his boat and crew into a perilous situation inuncharted waters east of the Hague Line. Scantons decisionputs their freedom and their lives at stake as they sail into atrap that will change their destiny forever.