The Whiteness of the Whale: A Novel

*An antiwhaling expedition to the freezing Antarctic takes a violent turn in this powerful novel from bestselling author and sailor David Poyer. After a tragic accident maims her laboratory assistant, Dr. Sara Pollard's career as a primate behaviorist lies in ruins. With nothing left to lose, Pollard descendant of a Nantucket captain whose ship was sunk by a rogue whale accepts an offer to join anti-whaling activists on a round-the-world racing yacht as the resident scientist. The plan is to sail from Argentina to the stormy Antarctic Sea. There they'll shadow, harass, and expose the Japanese fleet, which continues to kill and process endangered whales in internationally-declared sanctuaries. But everyone aboard Black Anemone has a secret, or something to live down. Her crewincluding a beautiful but narcissistic film celebrity, an Afghan War veteran in search of the buzz of combat, and an enigmatic, obsessive captainwill confront hostile whalers, brutal weather, dangerous ice, near-mutiny, and romantic conflict. But no one aboard is prepared for what Nature herself has in store . . . when they're targeted by a massive creature with a murderous agenda of its own. Filled with violence, beauty, and magical evocations of life in the most remote waters on Earth, The Whiteness of the Whale is a powerful adventure by a master novelist. An action-packed sea adventure of men, women, and whales by a master thriller writerIn The Whiteness of the Whale, a disgraced primate behaviorist from Nantucket, Dr. Sara Pollard, joins six other activists to sail a round-the-world racing yacht into Antarctic waters. There, they plan to shadow, embarrass, and expose the Japanese whaling fleet, which continues to kill and process whales though no one eats the meat anymore. But every crewmember of Black Anemone has a secret or something to live down. They'll be tested by the seas and storms of the Antarctic, hostile whalers, and romantic conflicts . . . and fight for their lives when they encounter a sperm whale with a murderous agenda of its own.Filled with dramatic scenes, life-or-death decisions, and magical evocations of whales in the last remote waters on Earth, The Whiteness of the Whale is a suspenseful, thought-provoking novel. After A Tragic Accident Maims Her Laboratory Assistant, Dr. Sara Pollard's Career As A Primate Behaviorist Lies In Ruins. With Nothing Left To Lose, Pollard, Descendant Of A Nantucket Captain Whose Ship Was Sunk By A Rogue Whale, Accepts An Offer To Join Anti-whaling Activists On A Round-the-world Racing Yacht As The Resident Scientist, To Sail From Argentina To The Stormy Antarctic Sea. There They'll Shadow, Harass, And Expose The Japanese Fleet, Which Continues To Kill And Process Endangered Whales In Internationally-declared Sanctuaries. But Everyone Aboard Black Anemone Has A Secret, Or Something To Live Down. But No One Aboard Is Prepared For What Nature Herself Has In Store, When They're Targeted By A Massive Creature With A Murderous Agenda Of Its Own. David Poyer.