"With its sure-handed style and literary polish, one is hard-pressed to accept that The Coin of the Realm is a first novel. This is pure adventure storytelling, yet intertwined with the eternal quest for truths that lie just beyond our grasp. Seagoing exploits aboard Caroline Coast, a ramshackle freighter, conjure passages of Patrick O’Brian—distinct praise indeed. But whether the scene is set in the Great Lakes, the Atlantic, Tunisia, or the Sahara, the author keeps the pace moving and the excitement high, using action and mystery to skillfully project us into the minds and hearts of his characters. Roger Dubin has proven he's a writer to watch."
—Anthony
Eglin, author of The Blue
Rose,
The
Lost Gardens, and
The Water
Lily Cross
(St.
Martin's Press).visit his site
"The
Coin of the Realm is hard to
categorize yet easy to love. On one level it's a
gripping thriller with exotic locales, memorable
characters, and a compelling romance; while just
beneath the surface swirl mysteries of destiny,
purpose, the intricate workings of fate, and the
ultimate sources of meaning in life. The novel's
transcendent themes will haunt the reader long after
the 'thrill[er]
is gone.' I
recommend it most highly."
—Roy
Schoeman, author of Salvation is
from
the Jews, and
Honey from
the Rock
(Ignatius
Press) visit his site
"Roger
Dubin has accomplished something with his first novel
that every fiction writer desires: a book that utterly
transports the reader into the story's universe. In
part, he accomplishes this in The Coin
of the Realm through his
fully realized characters and artful turns of phrase.
In fact, Dubin's prose often reaches a kind of lyricism
that is all too absent from most adventure/thriller
stories."
—Andrew
Junker, The Catholic Sun
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