A merger & acquisition mystery where an Assistant Division Manager of the acquiring company wants the Division Manager job of the acquired company but has the wrong skill set. The fun starts there and John Putnam Thatcher solves it .

• Cover
• A Shark Out of Water
• Copyright
• 24 John Putnam Thatcher
• 6 Elizabeth & John Putnam Thatcher
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Cast
• Emma Lathen Political Mysteries
• Tom Walker Mysteries
• Financial & Other Facts
• 01. Setting Sail
• 02. Crosscurrents
• 03. The Burning Deck
• 04. Trade Winds
• 05. First Class Passengers
• 06. . . . and a Bottle of Rum
• 07. Full Steam Ahead
• 08. Pressure Falling
• 09. Dead Reckoning
• 10. Fishing Expedition
• 11. Empty Net
• 12. Scuttlebutt
• 13. Consigned to the Deep
• 14. Dropping the Pilot
• 15. Running Aground
• 16. Sea Wolves
• 17. Shore Leave
• 18. Still Afloat
• 19. Home Port
• 20. Slipping Anchor
• 21. Pushing Off
• 22. Scraping Bottom
• 23. Taking Bearings
• 24. Uncharted Waters
• 25. Prevailing Westerlies
• 26. Battle Stations
• 27. A Painted Ship