Missing Boatman

<p><b>When Death goes on strike some rejoice--while others await the return of his icy grip--in this dark fantasy novel from the author of <i>Mountain Man</i>.</b></p><p> </p><p> In the dead of winter on a highway in Quebec a man crashes his car and survives. In New York a homeless person is run over by a bus and lives. A teenager jumps off a high-rise building in Tokyo and fails in her attempt to take her own life. All around the world miracles like these are taking place. Death seems to have taken a holiday and humanity breathes a sigh of relief.</p><p> But over the course of the next week some people will begin to suspect the terrible truth behind these marvels. A handful will even search it out. One man will find it. In seven days all hell will break loose--and nothing living or dead can escape its fury.</p><p></p>