Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Steady as She Goes |
2003 |
Buy |
Jane Bunker Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Slipknot |
2007 |
Buy |
| Fisherman’s Bend |
2008 |
Buy |
| Shiver Hitch |
2017 |
Buy |
| Bimini Twist |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Hungry Ocean |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Lobster Chronicles |
2002 |
Buy |
| All Fishermen Are Liars |
2004 |
Buy |
| Recipes from a Very Small Island |
2005 |
Buy |
| Seaworthy |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Maine Summers Cookbook |
2011 |
Buy |
| Lifesaving Lessons |
2013 |
Buy |
Linda Greenlaw was one of the few female swordfish boat captains on the North Atlantic when she appeared in Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm (1997) as the captain of the Hannah Boden, the sister ship to the lost Andrea Gail. Her first book, The Hungry Ocean (1999), gave readers a firsthand account of a month-long swordfishing trip and became a bestseller.
She followed it with several more non-fiction books about fishing and island life in Maine, including The Lobster Chronicles, All Fishermen Are Liars, and Seaworthy. She also co-wrote two cookbooks celebrating Maine food. In 2007, she began the Jane Bunker Mystery series, four cozy mysteries set in a small Maine fishing community where the protagonist, a marine insurance investigator, solves crimes. Greenlaw’s writing draws directly from her own life on the water and her home on Isle au Haut, a remote island off the Maine coast.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Linda Greenlaw written?
Linda Greenlaw has written twelve books across three series.
What was Linda Greenlaw's first book?
Linda Greenlaw’s first book is The Hungry Ocean, published in 1999.
Is Linda Greenlaw the captain from The Perfect Storm?
Yes, Linda Greenlaw was the captain of the sister ship Hannah Boden, which sailed alongside the Andrea Gail during the 1991 storm described in Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm. She was one of the only female swordfish boat captains on the East Coast at the time and went on to write her own account of life at sea in The Hungry Ocean (1999).