The Black Wheel - A Merritt & Hannes Bok - 1981 Avon Books Paperback

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Blurb: “Voyage to The Bottom of Hell

When I signed aboard the Susan Ann as ship doctor for a Caribbean cruise, I expected a peaceful and panoramic voyage on the crystal green seas. Though I had been cautioned about the peculiar obsessions of Big Jim Benson, the owner of the Susan Ann, i wasn't too worried. Benson's show clipper was a replica of the original his great grandfather : had sailed, and at times Jim Benson bore an uncanny resemblance to Old Captain Benson.

The trip ran smootniy - until the hurricane struck. When it ceased thirty-seven hours later.: the mainmast had snapped, the radios were out, the engines had flooded, and four people were dead.

For three days we drifted until we spied an+ island. With shouts of relief, we anchored in a" lush lagoon and began exploring Our miseries had ended.

However, we, soon discovered a nameless pirate ship, an eerie black phantom half-buried in the sand. And when we unlocked the grisiy secrets of the black ship, I knew the nightmare had just begun...”