From the first edge-of-the-seat paragraph to the last jaw-dropping sentence, this is a sequel as good as the first.
Jake Rogers is now the captain of the SS Charles C. Walcutt, a newly-built Liberty ship and three times the size of Peggy C. Laden with war supplies the convoy is attacked by U-boats just outside the range of aircraft support. It is night-time so they have to keep on station with only dim blue lights to pinpoint their position to other crews or crashing into another ship in the convey or risk being a target for the enemy. Suddenly a huge crack opens in the upper hull along one of the welded joins. If they survive this, where will the war take Jake and his loyal crew? From the first edge-of-the-seat paragraph to the last jaw-dropping sentence, this is a sequel as good as the first. Jake is risking his life again, to keep the people in his care safe, be they military, civilians, Jews, adults and children alike. Instinct and gut feeling could make the difference between surviving and not. The huge amount of trust of, and by, the Resistance contacts is vividly portrayed, some of whom were double agents and many Allied military were either executed or sent to POW camps. The quirks of escape lines is also clearly depicted as they had to be compartmentalised. This series has obviously been thoroughly researched, the explanation of some of the terms used is welcome and the notes at the end make for interesting reading. Thank you for letting me read this. I will put my review on Goodreads when the book appears there.
Linda Amos, A LoveReading Ambassador