This is Gil Waugh’s first novel and is the prequel to the Karen Simpson Sandalwood Investigation Agency series.
Mind Surfing opens with a botched surveillance during a drug bust in an abandoned bowling alley. The rapid-fire action that ensues leads Karen Simpson, a young Ottawa Police officer into a situation that indelibly changes her life forever and leads her on a life and death quest that leaves readers both trying to orient themselves and to catch their next breath.
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© Gil Waugh 1989
A seagull swoops o'er the jagged rocks
...rocks that jut out into the foamy sea
...a sea that spits its fertile bile back at civilization
...a civilization that crumbles
...crumbles backward toward the sea
...a cruel sea that prunes its weak
...its weak who fight to survive
...survive by the vast cellar that provides
...provides food, exercise, play, and cunning strategy
...strategy of what exists after all
...after all else is ripped away
...ripped away from time because time doesn't interrupt
...interrupt dot, line, balance, circle
...circle the jagged rocks of the fertile foamy sea.
What readers have said about Mind Surfing:
“A wonderful adventure that stimulates the mind and soul…I could not put Mind Surfing down as one chapter leaped into the next in an intriguing maze that culminated in a look into my soul. Mind Surfing changed me!”
Robin Brown, B.Sc. (Chemical Engineer)
“Mind Surfing is a great mystery because it epitomizes the human mystery. I love the created world with all of its dual meanings, places and characters; they all feel so vibrant to the reader. I can hardly wait for the next instalment! I read this text over and over again and was enriched by each reading.”
Lisa Gross, BSN (Professional Nurse)
“Mind Surfing takes the reader on a journey through different levels of consciousness. The adrenaline rush I experienced throughout my reading of Mind Surfing kept me riveted to the book until the end. This book is the first of a long series of definite successes for Mr. Waugh.”
Étienne Lizotte, DESS, M.Ps. (Psychologist)
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