Author

Publication

2007-09-28 - Robert Hale

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780709081562
  • Open LibraryOL7779374M

Classifications

  • LCCPR9369.3.T7 M66 2006
  • LCCPR9369.3.T7

Description

A tired old freighter, the Moonraker, is homeward bound from Freemantle to Mauritius. Haunted by his past, Captain Stone seeks solace in day-dreams and the gin bottle in the seclusion of his cabin. His pretty niece, Susie, flirts nervously with Australian passage worker Hank Casey and Italian mate Carlo Frascatti growls and grumbles at the motley crew. Then the calm of a humdrum voyage is shattered when the radio operator picks up the warning of a suspected cyclone ahead. The panic-stricken crew turn on their captain and abandon ship. Those left behind now begin a desperate struggle to keep the battered hulk afloat and, nearby, a small coaster and an ocean salvage tug are each determined to profit from the Mooraker's disaster.

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Other Editions

  • The Moonraker MutinyHardcoverRobert Hale2007-09-28
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