It is the summer of 1964 during the Far Eastern war euphemistically
called ‘Confrontation’. A British Royal Marine patrol has
orders to penetrate Indonesian Borneo to locate a river thought by
Allied intelligence to be being used by the Indonesians to build up
supplies before launching a major attack on Sarawak. Charged with
this mission, Lieutenant Charles Kirton makes a most extraordinary
discovery amid the dense mangrove swamps bordering a river in
Borneo. Not only does this discovery enable Kirton to fulfill his
mission but it is quite coincidentally intensely personal and
unpleasantly macabre. From this highly-charged opening sequence,
the story flashes back a century to 1867, revealing the truth
behind this strange event, when young Henry Kirton, Second Officer
of the auxiliary steamship River Tay, is dumped ashore in
Singapore, badly injured by a fall from the rigging of his ship.
Woodman’s compelling tale has echoes of Joseph Conrad.
General
Imprint: |
McBooks Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Modern Naval Fiction Library |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Richard Woodman
|
Dimensions: |
192 x 133 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
242 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4930-7516-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4930-7516-0 |
Barcode: |
9781493075164 |
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