Siren Song [antikvár]

ONEIt was a form of insanity, Don figured, the leading edge of his midlife crisis. From the moment he'd seen Professor Maxwell's grant application, he'd been able to think of nothing but returning to Blackfish Island in Johnstone Straitand to the scene of an event that for years he had managed to keep out of his conscious mind.He wondered if he would have come back even if the board hadn't approved Professor Maxwell's grant. As a member of that board, he'd abstained from the vote, claiming a conflict of interest because he'd once worked under the professor. That was the proper procedure, tradition. It was also tradition that each applicant who won a grant receive the news directly from a member of the five-person board. Those visits were always made in strict rotation.He knew the traditions and procedures as well as anyone; he'd worked for the foundation for nearly five