# Yet another help identifying a book thread

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**Created:** [July 15, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-identifying-a-book-thread/411904 "2007-07-15T23:53:34Z")\
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This one is a ‘young adult’ book, about thirty-five years old.

Set in the Mediterranean (I think), it is about a Loch Ness monster/sea serpent-type creature, discovered by the young hero of the story (who may be a Greek sponge fisher). The beastie leaves behind evil-smelling slime and there is a rather tense scene when said young hero is in total darkness in a cave and realises that the creature is in there with him when some of the slime drops on him from above.

That’s all I remember. Any ideas?