Westbound, warbound

"His action passages are superb, and he never puts a period foot wrong" OBSERVER A grippingly authentic Second World War naval adventure Andy Holt is a 20-year-old 3rd mate in the POLLYANNA, a Merchant Navy vessel, carrying coal in the South Atlantic. There are rumours of German raiders in the area which are confirmed when the seamen come across what's left of a boat and its crew in a rapid state of decomposition. Onward bound via Calcutta and her whorehouse, to Montevideo, Andy and the crew are wary of a particular German warship, the GRAF SPEE, which is picking off British naval vessels. But as the POLLYANNA leaves Montevideo, who should turn up but the GRAF SPEE herself. WESTBOUND, WARBOUND is Alexander Fullerton on top form - a gripping historical adventure of utter authenticity.