Salt Run

This book is titled "Salt Run" written by Christopher Gallen. The cover of this book is an image of the water in St. Augustine with the lighthouse behind it. There is a speed sign that says, "Slow Speed" and "Minimum Wake."

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Abstract

Judge Derlax surveys campus and grades student papers from his office on the third floor of the Proctor Library. Flagler College student, Luke Fisher writes papers when he must, and surfs whenever he can. Retiree, Sam Floyd, bored of retirement, takes a part-time security job at Flagler College. Salvador Deaz, convicted drug smuggler in Maine, gets out of prison and heads south. How will the lives of these four intersect?

Other notable locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to Scarlett O'Hara's (closed in 2022), King Street, and St. Augustine Beach.

P.S. The description of the Proctor Library pre-date the 2015, 2016, and 2022 renovations.

Identifier

PS3557 .A4115 S35 2003

Access Rights

This item is part of the Circulating Collection and can be checked out with a valid Flagler ID. Non-Flagler affiliates will need to request this book through their local library's Inter-Library Loan program.

Title

Salt Run
Chris Gallen is the eldest son of former Proctor Library Director, Michael Gallen (2000-2014). He was inspired to write this story after visiting the town his parents moved to in the late 1990s.

Publisher

New York: Writers Club Press

Date

Format

Paperback book

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Comedy or Humor
Mystery or Thriller
Travel

Coverage

Contemporary, Adult

Accrual Method

Donated

Provenance

Donated by Library Director Emeritus, Michael Gallen.

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Bibliographic Citation

Gallen, Christopher. Salt Run. New York: Writers Club Press, 2003.

Citation

Christopher Gallen, “Salt Run,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/55.

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