Descripcion del libro:
**The ship that died of shame**: Crime, Suspense, Humour in a battery of quick fire tales.
A star-studded collection of tales by one of the world's biggest selling authors.
The ship that died of shame: The story of a motor gun-boat dishonoured by smugglers which took her revenge in a raging sea.
Licensed to kill: a honeymoon turns into a man-hunt when an ex-commando employs the tricks of his trade.
The Thousand island snatch: days of terror for a beautiful girl - hostage for a fortune.
The reconciliation: a man never wants anything unless other men want it too!.
Whether he writes of fighting ships or luxury liners, of men or women struggling to survive, animated by ambition or greed, Monsarrat exhibits his own brand of hard-hitting and vivid storytelling.
