“KJ McQuade has plumbed the depths of our monstrous psyches with FATHOMS. Part seatown noir, part crime thriller, part coming-of-age drama, McQuade's debut novel scours the rugged coastline of East Hook as it ignites the mystery and anguish of the vivid characters who call it home. Be careful--in every word, in every wave, in every stroke of a brush, there be monsters...”

— Clark Young IV, award-winning playwright, “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski”

“The gentle ripples on the harbor Mask The mysterious undercurrent flowing beneath the surface and the placid tranquility of this coastal maine town”

— J. Cleveland Knox, Melville scholar

“A gripping mystery…that can only be solved by Ellis Hook, a downeastern hercule Poirot-meets-holden-caulfield”

—Charlie Yardley, Literary Critic

“As the pace quickens and pages turn, Ellis Ward struggles with color and darkness, commitment and uncertainty, and cold, unseen adversaries.”

— Chip Yardley, non-fiction author, “Grandmummy and the WAVES”