The Brazilian Blues by Jeff Egerton
Trade Paper: 6" x 9", 272pp. ISBN: 978-1-59663-707-8 $14.95 Special Introductory Price $12.95
 

Family and Friendships —                           
                  tested in and above the Amazon Basin

Set in the Korean War era, The Brazilian Blues opens with Catwalk and Curly serving their country as fighter pilots. With the war's end, they return to Aztec Airlines, only to find it awash with problems. Those problems, their inability to agree on management decisions and Curly's infidelity are the factors that cause Catwalk and Curly to go their separate ways after a twenty-year partnership. These problems pale, however, compared to the tragedy Catwalk suffers while in Brazil. His wife and son have been kidnapped in the Amazon Basin. With incredible determination and never-say-die demeanor, Catwalk sets out to find them. Through an accomplice, he discovers that the kidnappers have fled down the Amazon with his family. When he gives chase, problems abound, he's certain he'll never see his wife and son again. Then Catwalk discovers that in some kidnappings, one daring rescue isn't enough.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeff Egerton's aviation career included a tour in Vietnam with the Second Marine Air Wing, nine years as an air traffic controller at Chicago's O'Hare Field, Air Traffic Manager at Scottsdale, Arizona and duty at several other airports. Naturally, his first novel was—based on a railroad theme? Yes, The Boxcar Blues came as somewhat of a surprise, not only because of the premise, but because he'd been skeptical about writing a novel set in the Great Depression, one of the darkest periods in America's history.
Jeff discovered, however, that if you can create memorable characters who endear themselves to readers, they can rise above a backdrop of misery and carry an appealing story. Now those unforgettable characters return in The Brazilian Blues. When he started writing this novel, Jeff knew the plot he wanted, but not the setting. While writing an article on jaguars, his research took him to South America. He was quickly drawn to the mystique of the mighty Amazon. What better setting for a thrilling, thousand-mile chase? Jeff currently lives in Tucson with Diane and Pumpkin..