Tuckernuck

About the Book

Tuckernuck is a story of two lonely people who are brought together on a tiny island off the western edge of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Peter Gerhardt is the golden boy of the Boston computer world who has recently lost his wife in a horrific auto accident. Maggie Clark, a strikingly beautiful woman, is a full-time resident of Tuckernuck Island. Her existence there is shrouded in mystery.

Peter decides to take a short, and hopefully cathartic, vacation on Tuckernuck where he spent his honeymoon with his now dead wife. After a chance meeting on the beach one morning, Maggie and Peter begin a guarded relationship, as he attempts to overcome his devastating grief while, at the same time, trying to open up a new window in his life.

Peter is also being pursued by Dawn Capra, his designing long-time executive assistant. This unwanted conflict, together with a hostile takeover attempt of his blue chip company, quickly escalates Peter's life into a crescendo of intrigue, danger, and life-threatening potential.

About the Author

Tuckernuck is Frank Forker’s first novel. He has also authored books on coaching team sports (So You Want To Be A Coach), and public speaking (The 50 Secrets of Effective Speechmaking). He is a graduate of the St. John’s University (New York) School of Business, and was the Vice-President of AMF, Inc. -- a “Fortune 500” sports/leisure products company. Over his professional career, he has also been a seminarist, commencement speaker, college instructor, and part-time team sports coach at both the high school and college level. He was born and raised in New York City, and now lives in Naples, Florida with his wife, Leticia, and their Shih-Tsu sons, BoBo and Scamper.