Review for 'Wrecker'

Author: Carl Hiaasen

Summary: Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great grandpa went to shipwrecks to find valuable thing for a living. When Wrecker finds a speed boat run aground in Key West, Florida, he tries to pull it in. When he fails the men in the boat pay him not to tell anybody about them. Wrecker happily takes the money, but he keeps seeing these mysterious men all over Key West; in the cemetery, parked on the street, even at mariana. Can he figure out what they are doing, and stop them?

Review: This book was thrilling, which is why I enjoyed it. Everything felt realistic, and each of the characters were well developed, and had different personalities. There were some mature things in it, so I would recommend this book to ages 11 and up.