Prized for its caviar-potential roe, [the sturgeon] is currently hot among both international smugglers and ecological preservationists, and right on their dorsal fins is Carey. A lyrical and humane writer, the ecojournalist patiently tracked down hatchery biologists, luxury-food buyers, wildlife agents, and others whose livelihood depends on the sturgeon. He weaves their intersecting stories into one engrossing narrative.
Richard Adams Carey
Richard Adams Carey was born in Connecticut and educated at Harvard College. He worked at a sawmill in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, then taught school in the Alaskan Bush and published his first book, Raven’s Children, about Alaska’s little-known Kuskokwim region. His second, Against the Tide, chronicles the lives of several Cape Cod commercial fishermen at a time of cataclysmic change in their way of life. He is also the author of In the Evil Day, which describes the onset and impact of a mass-shooting in a small New England town. His short fiction, essays, and book reviews have appeared in a variety of national publications. He lives with his wife in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
