{"product_id":"nearshore-isbn-9798217062331","title":"Nearshore","description":"\u003cb\u003e“An exceptionally thoughtful literary thriller. In the depth and breadth of its story, in the lyricism of its prose, \u003ci\u003eNearshore\u003c\/i\u003e will surely establish Steve Hawk as a writer to be reckoned with.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kem Nunn, author of \u003ci\u003eTapping the Source\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Dogs of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTijuana Straits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The deadly whirlpool of wealth, amorality, and nuclear terror that animates the plot of \u003ci\u003eNearshore\u003c\/i\u003e feels timely in a thousand uncomfortable ways. This is a spectacular debut novel by an extraordinary talent.”\u003cbr\u003e—Martin J. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eCombustion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaybreak, West Virginia: A “small” nuclear bomb detonates beside an Appalachia highway. The weapon’s explosive yield is meager, the death count blessedly low. And yet—it is history’s first act of nuclear terrorism, and it threatens to tilt the world beyond reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths later, surfer and lifeguard Jamie Palmer is patrolling his domain, a treacherous stretch of wild California coast, when he responds to a mysterious nearshore boating accident that has jettisoned two people overboard. The victims turn out to be Palmer’s best friend—a brilliant, renegade Stanford University professor—and the man’s teenage son, Luca. The professor drowns, Luca survives—leaving Palmer the boy’s guardian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon after, Chelsea Wu, a math prodigy and doctoral student, confides to Palmer that she and the professor unearthed a link between a Silicon Valley megacorporation, its sociopathic billionaire founder, and the nuke in West Virginia. When a second device is detonated, this unlikely team—the surfer, the orphan, and the math whiz—must persuade investigators that the bombmakers are not only homegrown, but also hiding in plain sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn immersive and disturbingly plausible debut, \u003ci\u003eNearshore\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a mix of literary suspense and coastal noir. Moving with the speed of a barreling wave, \u003ci\u003eNearshore \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores deeper clashes: isolation versus community and family, Silicon Valley versus humanity, words versus action, land versus sea.\u003cb\u003eSteve Hawk\u003c\/b\u003e is the former editor of \u003ci\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSierra\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStanford Business\u003c\/i\u003e magazines, and of \u003ci\u003esurfline.com\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eWaves\u003c\/i\u003e, explores the science and aesthetics of ocean waves. He is currently co-writing a book with his brother, Tony Hawk, about the history and culture of skateboarding. He lives near Half Moon Bay, California, where he spends as much time as possible frolicking in the ocean. \u003ci\u003eNearshore\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233428517093,"sku":"NP9798217062331","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217062331.jpg?v=1767733604","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nearshore-isbn-9798217062331","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}