Brody is a sailor and he has to leave town so he heads out on the most
woe begotten tanker imaginable. He explains that he always intends to
bank his pay when he gets into port but it never works out that way. He always runs into a gal with a thirty-six inch personality and wakes up six days later with nothing. He tries to win his dough back by
gambling but winds up in fights. He's heading out of town as a third mate and ships engineer, but this ship is carrying more than just oil. It appears to be smuggling arms to South America. And a young girl with reddish blonde hair, Sheba, is involved.

What is a woman doing onboard? Is she the innocent young innocent she appears to be? None of the crew know where they are headed and there's no first officer
and only half the crew you should have. None of the crew have ever sailed with this captain before. What happens when Brody realizes that the captain is rendezvousing with the Soviets to turn over American
fighter jets? What can Brody do all by himself against a whole crew of armed conspirators?

A great pulp cold war adventure. It reads very easily. There's a lot of action right to the very end. I recommend this
novel for your reading enjoyment. It's very different from Hoyt's usual dime store sleaze.
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