The Fifth Passenger

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Captain William Howard of the Royal Navy is on the run. Peter Carrington, a London solicitor whose life was once saved during the war by Howard, is put on the spot when Howard calls on him for help. What troubles Carrington is that he has no idea why Howard is fleeing. did Howard get involved with a fellow officer's wife. Make improper advances to some sailor? Commit murder, or treason? All Carrington has to go on is a terse phone call directing him to the little seaport of Brixham. Astonishing things begin to happen to Carrington where he finds a schooner sitting in the harbor...awaiting its fifth passenger. ISBN:0906908892