Cargo of Coffins

by L. Ron Hubbard Narrated by R.F. Daley, Tait Ruppert

Overview

Lars Marlin has escaped from Devil's Island and come face to face with the man who put him there - Paco Corvino. Now the two are off to sea serving on a luxury yacht. Lars is determined to find out what Corvino has up his sleeve... and what killer cargo he's hiding on board. But the yacht owner's daughter is a beautiful - and dangerous - distraction. Will Lars be safe in her arms... or is she part of Corvino's plot - a trap set with honey?

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

Two escaped convicts, Paco Corvino and Lars Marlin, face off in Hubbard's fast-paced high seas action yarn, first published in the November 1937 issue of Argosy. Some years after Corvino and Marlin independently broke out of French Guiana's Devil's Island, the men meet by chance in Rio de Janeiro, where the debonair Corvino works as the steward of the Valiant, a luxury yacht due to set sail. Corvino persuades the Valiant 's captain to hire Marlin, who's an experienced skipper, as part of the crew, unaware that Marlin blames his hellish stint on Devil's Island on his fellow escapee. Itching to take Corvino out with his trusty .38, Marlin must bide his time as the equally dangerous Corvino fingers his knife. Contraband cargo (heroin) and the yacht owner's beautiful daughter add spice to this taut pulp melodrama. (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From the Publisher

"A master of adventure." —Anne McCaffrey

"Two escaped convicts, Paco Corvino and Lars Marlin, face off in Hubbard’s fast-paced high seas action yarn, first published in the November 1937 issue of Argosy. Some years after Corvino andMarlin independently broke out of French Guiana’s Devil’s Island, the men meet by chance in Rio de Janeiro, where the debonair Corvino works as the steward of the Valiant, a luxury yacht due to set sail. Corvino persuades the Valiant’s  captain to hire Marlin, who’s an experienced skipper, as part of the crew, unaware that Marlin blames his hellish stint on Devil’s Island on his fellow escapee. Itching to take Corvino out with his trusty .38, Marlin, must bide his time as the equally dangerous Corvino fingers his knife. Contraband cargo (heroin) and the yacht owner’s beautiful daughter add spice to this taut pulp melodrama."—Publishers Weekly

“Also, about halfway through the story there’s a right-angle plot twist that would make Jeffrey Deaver proud, very effectively lulling readers in a false sense of security before shocking the heck out of them. A first-rate adventure yarn.” —Booklist

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192332177
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	04/29/2024
Series:	Golden Age Stories
Edition description:	Unabridged

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