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Chilly Winds Paperback – December 10, 2020

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2021 American Fiction Award Winner in Adventure: General

Taz Blackwell, former environmental negotiator and now a trouble-seeking drinker and romantic charmer, tries to find a new life and love against a backdrop of espionage, corporate plunderers, and devious diplomats.

Escaping a failed marriage, Taz moves to the island of Chincoteague on Virginia's Atlantic Coast, where he explores friendships with a cast of small-town misfits and romance with a beautiful but wary divorcee. Meanwhile, he fights a corporate land grab on the shore and a shady billion-dollar mining play in the international Arctic.

Why is a Chinese mining conglomerate stealing the land underneath a traditional black community on Virginia's Eastern Shore? Why is the Russian ambassador to Iceland trying to open southern Greenland to mining? Why does Taz interest the ambassador's beautiful mistress? The answers are in Chilly Winds, a tour de force that will appeal to mystery lovers, adventure addicts, and espionage fans everywhere.

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  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Brooks Yeager
  4. Publication date
    December 10, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.79 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1646632281
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1646632282
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"Mix yourself a gin and tonic, settle into your beach chair, and transport yourself to Virginia's Eastern Shore via Chilly Winds, a novel by Brooks Birdwell Yeager. Taz Blackwell is a kind-of-retired negotiator of environmental treaties for the State Department who keeps getting called back into harness and sent overseas to gather intel on nefarious doings involving the Russians and rare earth minerals. Meanwhile, back home on Chincoteague, he stumbles into domestic intrigue and a nasty mining company. Throughout, his romantic life is, well, complicated. Yeager is a deft and entertaining narrator. He knows the corridors of power in DC, he knows his birds and the shore's bars and restaurants, and he obviously knows more than a little about how international environmental affairs are conducted. And he's a dandy writer. Chilly Winds is way more than a beach book, but like all good beach books, it's awfully hard to put down."


-Tom Kenworthy, advocate for public lands conservation and former newspaper reporter



"Yeager has produced something remarkable, a tale that is both charmingly picaresque and utterly grounded that captures the high-stakes dynamics of international Arctic politics as well as the local color of life in a small coastal town."


-David Balton, former US ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries



"In this highly engaging first novel, Yeager draws on his vast international and local environmental experience to weave a tale of international intrigue with a surprising finale on Virginia's Eastern Shore."


-William Eichbaum, former senior environmental official in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, and the

US Department of Interior



"Yeager's narrative captures the familiar yet alluring machinations of international diplomacy and the unexpected intrigues of a rural, coastal idyll."


-Helen Lewis, Chincoteague Island "come here"



"Heart-pounding international intrigue and gritty rural town life dripping with real-life detail that will keep you reading until the very last page."


-Russell Heath, author of award-winning Rinn's Crossing


About the Author

Over three decades, Brooks Birdwell Yeager has led national campaigns for the American conservation community, negotiated global environmental treaties at the State Department, and advised the eight-nation Arctic Council. His publications include articles in Sierra and Audubon magazines and essays regarding environmental policy and politics. In his work travels to the Russian Far East, Brazil, South Africa, Jordan, and the circumpolar Arctic, he sampled and enjoyed local music, cuisine, and folkways to get a proper sense of each place. Brooks lives on Chincoteague Island on Virginia's Atlantic Coast. He is a man of catholic interests. When he's not writing, he likes to play guitar, watch birds, read philosophy and obscure books of history, cook, and listen to all kinds of music.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brooks Yeager (December 10, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1646632281
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1646632282
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Brooks Yeager’s ¬ First novel, Chilly Winds, won the American ¬ Fiction award for best adventure novel in 2021. Before trying his hand at ¬fiction, Brooks campaigned for wildlife and wilderness, negotiated global environmental agreements at the State Department, and consulted on environmental issues with the World Bank and the Arctic Council. His conservation career took him all over the world, from Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and the Russian Far East. These days Brooks and his wife Cindy Shogan enjoy life on the island of Chincoteague, on the Atlantic coast of Virginia. When he’s not writing, he likes to play guitar, watch birds, read philosophy and obscure books of history, and listen to all kinds of music.

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jose ortega
5.0 out of 5 stars Chilly winds
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023
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Christopher C. Beatty
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent concept but several issues
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022
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I like the core concept of the book but several things bug me. I feel like the plot is meant to be realistic but the main character makes James Bond look like an awkward teenager. Every woman is either having sex with him or wishes she was. It feels out of place juxtaposed with a story we are supposed to take seriously. My second complaint is too much name dropping. All these products that I think are supposed to add detail feel like a cop out. Better writing would describe the taste experience of the wine or the way the Jazz makes you feel instead of just hoping the reader fills in the blanks. Finally, in a similar vein, there is too many passages of various song lyrics, including the closing passage of the book. You write a book and finish it with someone else's words? Disappointing.
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Marion L. Granigan
4.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
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Here is a story about Taz Blackwell, a renaissance man who has left a life of international diplomacy and a failed marriage and moved to Chincoteague Island on the Eastern Shore. Accompany Taz as he bicycles around the island, birding, meeting his neighbors, visiting the local bookstore, and sitting in on a few jam sessions. Enjoy the ride as he single handedly foils the machinations of a Russian mobster intent on suborning an Arctic treaty, and a sleazy lawyer trying to cheat Taz's neighbors out of their homes and farms, while still finding time to fall into and out of bed and love with beautiful women. The descriptions are lush, the characters are authentic, and visitors to Chincoteague will recognize many beloved local landmarks, both past and present. A very enjoyable read.
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Laura Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating and fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
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The lead characrter, Taz Blackwell, was a kind of James Bond meets John James Audubon figure. It was a nice escape diving its his swashbucking life of libation, food, soccer, music, international Arctic negotiations and espionage as well as birding, kayaking and all things Chesepeake Bay. There are the equivalent of Bond women too but there is real love and romamce and deeper and more complicated encounters (in some cases) than most 007s would have. It was tons of fun to get lost in the intrigue, adventure and even the smal. decriptiptive details including of Chincoteague. Highly recommend this book!
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RLarl
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, imaginative, engaging read. Terrific first novel rich with local scenery
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
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One of the most unusual James Bond-type romantic leads I've encountered. A blend of James Bond, Roger Tory Peterson, Aldo Leopold, This Old House maintenance guy and guitar/jazz/blues/bluegrass aficionado. Well-paced thriller that does a first-rate job of intertwining the diversity of small-town life on the DelMarVa eastern shore with the stratagems and intrigues of international environmental negotiations.
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t. batki
5.0 out of 5 stars i read it at the beach!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021
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tides, birds, whiskey, sex, Blues, women, men, international intrigue - a beach read that I could not put down from Cape Cod to Lake St. Catherine to Chincoteague. Buy it, Read it, Pass it on ....
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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Chincoteague, the Arctic, environmental villains, lots of good music. The adventures of Taz Blackwell give a bird's eye view of international environmental fights, as well as battles over money and environmental justice at home. Not preachy, but fun and informative.
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George Alderson
5.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to make it last
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2021
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I enjoyed this book so much, I wanted to make it last. So I would read only a couple of chapters each day. I always looked forward to re-entering Taz Blackwell’s world.
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