The Silent Voyage Kindle Edition

The Second World War is barely over. The Cold War is just starting. Brett Manning is sent to do some business in the timber trade in Archangel, Russia. He finds himself on board the Silver Tassie and is pleasantly surprised to find an old friend, Grill, working on the ship for the voyage. But on his way, in the thick fog and darkness of the Barents Sea, disaster strikes and the Silver Tassie is run down by a much larger vessel. Only Brett and Grill are picked up. The two survivors now find themselves on board a mysterious Russian freighter, the Gregory Kotovsky, bound for a secret destination. Slowly it dawns on Brett and Grill that they know too much for their own good and that their very lives are in danger. The Russians, Captain Govorov and the sinister, cold-hearted Comrade Linsky, will never allow them to carry away the information that by force of circumstances come into their possession. Their only hope lies in escape. But how does one escape from a ship at sea? The Silent Voyage is a tense naval thriller set during the opening years of the Cold War. Praise for James Pattinson: ‘A Grim and exciting tale’ – Sheffield Star ‘There is the tang of the sea and plenty of excitement’ – Birmingham Mail ‘Bears the stamp of authenticity that has so effectively flavoured previous seafaring yarns by this author’ – Nottingham Evening Post James Pattinson is a full-time author who, despite having travelled throughout the world, still lives in the remote village where he grew up. He has written magazine articles, short stories and radio features as well as numerous novels including Crane. Read more