Don Winslow #70

When Don and Red return from the South Pacific, their brief furlough is cut short by a case that feels eerily familiar—someone’s mimicking the methods of Don’s old adversary, the Scorpion, leaving behind a trail of mystery and danger.

A young sailor's boasting about Eaglebeak Spruder gets him challenged to prove his idol can lick his weight in wildcats—so he puts his pal Joe to the test, whether Joe likes it or not. When the captain's skepticism meets the kid's stubborn belief, things get wild fast in this humorous tale of misplaced confidence and backfiring bravado.

In "The Hidden River!", Don Winslow and his partner Red, ace troubleshooters with a knack for the impossible, find themselves temporarily on the Coast Guard’s payroll to track down a string of baffling murders tied to a shadowy ship-buying operation. With the fog rolling in and secrets buried beneath the tides, their investigation leads them into uncharted waters—both literally and dangerously.

Jetsam Joe tries to help the Captain with paperwork using a ruler, but his creative approach to signing the reports backfires when the Captain discovers Joe's unconventional method. What starts as a good deed spirals into a comedic clash of wills between the two sailors.

Don Winslow and his partner Red Pennington are captured by the Scorpion, a ruthless criminal mastermind with an audacious scheme to seize control of the Pacific—starting with a raid on the U.S. Marine base at Mariwala Island. Forced into marine uniforms and used as bait to lower the island's defenses, the two heroes must find a way to stop the Scorpion's plan before his crew can strike. With gunfire closing in and time running out, Don and Red make a desperate gamble that will test their nerve and ingenuity.