Publisher's Synopsis
The Net is a novel by Rex E. Beach, available in a large print edition. The story follows the life of a man named Terry O'Neil, who is a former boxer turned fisherman in the small town of San Francisco. One day, he saves the life of a wealthy man named Mortimer Judd, who offers him a job as a bodyguard. Terry accepts the job and soon finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of corruption and greed. As he navigates this treacherous world, Terry must use all of his skills and wit to stay alive and protect those he cares about. The Net is a thrilling tale of suspense and adventure, filled with memorable characters and unexpected twists and turns.(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1912. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. He never found gold, but his travels had sparked his imagination and he began to write. His tales of adventures quickly made him into a popular author. The Net begins: The train from Palermo was late. Already long, shadowy fingers were reaching down the valleys across which the railroad track meandered. Far to the left, out of an opalescent sea, rose the fairy-like Lipari Islands, and in the farthest distance Stromboli lifted its smoking cone above the horizon. On the landward side of the train, as it reeled and squealed along its tortuous course, were gray and gold Sicilian villages perched high against the hills or drowsing among fields of artichoke and sumac and prickly pear. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
