Review: Sometimes Superstitions Are Fact, Not Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
I can't speak for contemporary sailors, but I've read enough to know that historically, sailors to a man (yes, no women then--that was one of the rife superstitions) were extremely superstitious; in fact, that was expected. There existed so many superstitious premises that the list would be as long as my arm. I think, too, of the issue  of inescapability: one can run out of a house or other building, jump out of a vehicle; but out at sea? Not so: stay on board, face the monsters, or jump overboard  and drown.Our protagonist Charlie--a professional gambler just a little too full of himself--won't be oceanbound, but he will be boarding ship--the WRONG ship.  You see, Charlie has foolishly allowed himself to get into trouble on two fronts, and both involve his creditor, who's come up with a lovely idea by which to cancel Charlie's gambling debts--stay overnight on a supposedly spooky cargo ship.Remember the old song "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues?" Doesn't even scratch the surface of what our Charlie's about to encounter.I reviewed an ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley for the sole purpose of my fair and honest review. No fees were exchanged.