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"Except for the special message from Admiralty headquarters, the British cruiser Marlin's new assignment seems routine enough to Chief Officer Webb Carrick. As part of the Fishery Protection Service, Marlin will be supervising a deep-sea fishing championship taking place off the Scottish coast, very close to off-limits submarine training waters. The Admiralty makes it crystal clear - there is a missing experimental torpedo and Carrick must take extra care to ensure that none of the competitive fishermen stray into forbidden waters. Soon Webb realizes, however, that someone is after more than just the usual catch...and then the corpse of a murdered fisherman turns up. And for Webb, the straightforward fishing championship is suddenly transformed into a sinister nautical mystery"--Publisher description.

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Bill Knox

1928 – 1999

William Knox (1928 – March 1999) was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk. Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor. He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books. [Wikipedia]