Dead Calm Author:Charles Williams John and Rae Ingram are alone on their honeymoon yacht in the Pacific, becalmed. It shoud be idyllic. . .but it's not. On the near horizon a ship is sinking. They rescue its lone passenger, a young man who claims he buried his wife and another couple, dead from food poisoning. But suspicion gnaws at Ingram, a suspicion only too soon justified. ... more »Soon Ingram and his wife are nearly overside with the killer's other victims! "A brilliant tour de force. . .breathtaking." (The New York Times)« less
A sea story/thriller of the best kind...well written, and original. The ending is extraordinary, and especially interesting as showing a great knowledge of sailing, which even the land-locked can enjoy.