CRAIG WELCH at Seattle Public Central Library |
Co-presented with THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION. Hit men, double-dealing, arsonists, and intrigue are all part of the story of the illicit trade in ... geoducks. Yes, these clams are so valuable that they've been traded for heroin. Seattle Times environmental reporter and Nieman Foundation Award-winner Craig Welch covered this story extensively, now more developed and in the form of his new book, Shell Games: Rogues, Smugglers, and the Hunt for Nature's Bounty (William Morrow). "Writing with the sizzle of a mystery novelist, Welch portrays a complex, driven, and irresistible cast of real-life characters, from fish cops Ed Volz and Kevin Harrington to Doug Tobin, a larger-than-life Native American fisherman ... Replete with sting operations, hit men, boat chases in fog and rain, the nefarious dealings of a famous restauranteur and Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and clever, tenacious, unsung heroes, Welch's utterly compelling true tale of black-market trade in endangered ocean wildlife is astounding and infuriating." – Booklist. Free admission. $5 parking coupons for the Central Library garage are available on a limited basis. The Seattle Public Central Library is at 1000 Fourth Avenue (between Madison & Spring). For more information on this evening, please see www.spl.org, or call (206) 386-4636.
- Street:
- Seattle Public Central Library
- Additional:
- 1000 Fourth Avenue
- City:
- Seattle ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98104
- Country:
- United States
