Ruined City Author:Nevil Shute In a shipbuilding town in the North of England during the Great Depression, the local people have given up hope. When successful banker Henry Warren arrives in the city, only to be taken ill and confined to hospital he learns of the plight of the community and sees the locals dying for no apparent reason. He determines to turn the city's fortune... more »s around. But all is not well with the schemes of Henry Warren.« less