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The Roundabout Way
The Last U-Boat
Whether during his career in advertising or earlier when he was on the radio, Jack always enjoyed telling stories.
Home for the O'Briens, for many years, was situated near the edge of the cliff along the shore of Lake Erie. The Lake's south shore is a wonderful place to be in Spring and Summer, though difficult to reconcile in Winter. Over
Whether during his career in advertising or earlier when he was on the radio, Jack always enjoyed telling stories.
Home for the O'Briens, for many years, was situated near the edge of the cliff along the shore of Lake Erie. The Lake's south shore is a wonderful place to be in Spring and Summer, though difficult to reconcile in Winter. Over the years they lived there, Jack often walked to the hill above the beach, looked out over the water, toward Canada, and imagined all the adventures that had taken place on that great stage. The one in the pages of The Last U-Boat never did. But it could have.
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Jack is available to read and discuss his books at club meetings and events.
The Last U-Boat
The Roundabout Way
The Last U-Boat
As Hitler’s Wermacht crushes Europe, Nazi saboteurs prepare to strike at America’s heartland from beneath the waters of the Great Lakes.
Their weapon – a U-boat – has been smuggled piece-by-piece and reassembled in a secret underground factory. But a freak accident forces the infiltrators to abandon the sub just before its launch.
Eight dec
As Hitler’s Wermacht crushes Europe, Nazi saboteurs prepare to strike at America’s heartland from beneath the waters of the Great Lakes.
Their weapon – a U-boat – has been smuggled piece-by-piece and reassembled in a secret underground factory. But a freak accident forces the infiltrators to abandon the sub just before its launch.
Eight decades later, 16-year-old Charlie LeClair discovers the Last U-boat—deep beneath his backyard on the shores of Lake Erie.
Can Charlie and his friends bring the sub to life? Can they solve the mystery of how the Nazis planned to launch it from far above the lake’s waters? Can he do it without getting caught?
The answer depends on whether his parents, his friends, a budding romance, the US Navy, an army of terrorists, or a pair of criminal thugs can stop him.
The Roundabout Way
The Roundabout Way
The Roundabout Way
The Roundabout Way is Jack's first book, and it offers a unique view of living life in The Villages–Florida's fastest-growing community. It's a collection of 28 compelling fictional short stories about the many facets of aging in a 55+ world, and how Seniors cope. The true-to-life stories boldly confront subjects like declining health, de
The Roundabout Way is Jack's first book, and it offers a unique view of living life in The Villages–Florida's fastest-growing community. It's a collection of 28 compelling fictional short stories about the many facets of aging in a 55+ world, and how Seniors cope. The true-to-life stories boldly confront subjects like declining health, dealing with technology, losing a spouse, finding romance, taking risks, loving pets, making friends, causing trouble, and settling scores—all with a healthy combination of laugh-out-loud humor, heart-wrenching pathos and charm.
You'll meet a colorful cast of characters, who may very well remind you of folks you already know—or people you'd love to have in your own neighborhood. Just as in real life, you'll find there's nothing stereotypical about these Seniors.
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Available in The Villages at Barnes & Nobel and All Booked Up.
Meet The (AI-Generated images) Characters
The U-Boat
Charlie and Amber
Charlie and Amber
U-22 is buried, well-preserved, near the Lake Erie shoreline, where it remained undetected for over eight decades. In fact, U-22 was reportedly lost in the North Sea, though its remains have never been located. U-19, U-20, and U-23 were cut into sections and rebuilt to patrol the Black Sea. In our story, U-22 was rebuilt to attack the American heartland.
Charlie and Amber
Charlie and Amber
Charlie and Amber
Charlie lives in the house where the Nazi saboteurs once lived who supervised the reconstruction of U-22.
Amber is a neighbor and, in Charlie's opinion, the best-looking girl at McCullough High.
Doubeck
Charlie and Amber
Doubeck
Danny Doubeck is Charlie's closest friend and also a neighbor. Doubeck lives right across the creek from Charlie.
Mish
Stewart
Doubeck
Michelle "Mish" Murphy is an artistic and creative young woman who uses her imagination and intellect to solve problems.
Marty
Stewart
Stewart
Marty Silver is an honest-to-goodness genius. He speaks several languages and wins every science fair competition he enters.
Stewart
Stewart
Stewart
Stewart Swanson has issues. He's not a very friendly guy at first. But life brings him around.
Gunny
Gunny
Gunny
Raymond Colt, retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant, owns a military surplus store. Colt's got a lot of connections.
Oleg
Gunny
Gunny
Oleg Petrosian has just become proprietor of Raccoon Bay Marina. Oleg doesn't seem to know much about running a marina.
Frik
Gunny
Frik
Frik Nazarian is Oleg's cousin. He's not as fun-loving at Oleg.