THE BOOKS

The fish will test you. The pressure will break you.

Welcome to Poontown, where the world’s top tarpon anglers and guides gather to compete for the Sabalo Cup, the sport’s most prestigious tournament.

For five grueling days on the flats, five teams stalk the Silver King, knowing that one perfect cast can win the championship—and one thrown hook can destroy a dream. Success demands sharp instincts, flawless teamwork, and the nerve to stay focused when a hundred-pound tarpon explodes from the water…

“On the surface, L.M. Weeks’s delightful Poontown is a thrilling look at the zaniness that goes into the preparation for, and participation in, a high stakes fishing tournament, and all that is lost and all that is gained along the way. What lies beneath, however, is something more powerful: a portrait of human nature in a world in which the tipping point for our fisheries and ecology is nigh.” —Monte Burke, Author of Saban, Lords of the Fly & Men of Troy

An intriguing client. A passionate attorney. A deadly game.

Top global technology lawyer Tornait “Torn” Sagara knows he shouldn’t get involved with his beautiful client, Saya Brooks, whose revolutionary lightning-on-demand invention will solve climate change and render all other energy sources obsolete. But their shared connection as hafu (half Japanese, half American) draws them irresistibly together…

“Although mystery thrillers with well intentioned but flawed protagonists have become one of the most popular fiction genres today, what Mark Weeks pulls off in his debut thriller BOTTLED LIGHTNING is different – in scope, subject matter, setting and culture.” —NPR’s Baum on Books