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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Pescador's Wake
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'The Uruguayan-flagged Pescador has been spotted fishing illegally for Patagonian toothfish in the waters off Heard Island. The crew of an Australian patrol vessel, the Australis, has been given instructions to pursue the Pescador and not let her out of its sight. Equally determined, Carlos, the Pescador's master, sets an escape course south, directly into a storm. But the Australian boat in hot pursuit is not the only source of anxiety among the crew of the Pescador. Each has his own secrets and ambitions.

'As the drama unfolds at sea, so too do the stories of the human lives caught in its nets. For the men on board the boats, and the women they've left behind on shore, there is much at stake.

'In this gripping debut novel, Katherine Johnson evokes the danger and heartbreak of lives at the mercy of the sea, and weaves a breathtaking story of love, loss and hope.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2009 .
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      Extent: 382p.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2009 
      ISBN: 9780732288266

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Works about this Work

Boat Mystery Inspires Author Matthew Bassos , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: UQ News , July 2009; (p. 20)
Fishing Scandal Inspires Author 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Contact , Winter 2009; (p. 33)
The Chase Peter Pierce , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 44)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
Navigating a Storm Eleanor Limprecht , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 February 2009; (p. 11)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
In the Wake of Ocean Outlaws Jennifer Moran , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 January - 1 February 2009; (p. 29)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
The Call of the Ocean Fiona Purdon , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 January 2009; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
[Review] Pescador's Wake Lachlan Jobbins , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2008-2009 vol. 88 no. 5 2008; (p. 47)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
Cover Notes Lucy Sussex , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 January 2009; (p. 27)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
High Seas Intrigue Katharine England , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 January 2009; (p. 10)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
In the Wake of Ocean Outlaws Jennifer Moran , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 January - 1 February 2009; (p. 29)

— Review of Pescador's Wake Katherine Johnson , 2009 single work novel
Fishing Scandal Inspires Author 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Contact , Winter 2009; (p. 33)
Boat Mystery Inspires Author Matthew Bassos , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: UQ News , July 2009; (p. 20)
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