Don Winslow of the Navy #31

Don Winslow of Naval Intelligence uncovers a sinister plot when he spots matching tattoos on two mysterious men who contact the suspected saboteur Ruhr at the beach—realizing the ink designs may be coded messages from Japanese agents. Racing against the clock to decipher what target is marked for destruction at 1:30 a.m., Don must stop Ruhr and his dynamite-laden truck before a catastrophic attack unfolds.

Eaglebeak Spruder's tall tales about his uncle's fishing exploits keep getting him into trouble with the neighborhood kids, and his attempts to set the record straight only dig him deeper—especially when the details keep shifting with each retelling. This quick-witted humor piece captures the chaos that ensues when one boy's creative memory meets a group of skeptical friends ready to throw punches.

When Don Winslow and Red Pennington rescue a castaway from the waters off the China coast, his tale of a besieged garrison sparks a dangerous mission upriver—but nothing is quite what it seems. As the Coast Guard officers navigate treacherous waters toward Fort Giensa, they'll discover that trust can be the deadliest weapon of all, and that a well-timed bluff might be their only path to survival.

When the Captain asks Jetsam Joe about a hung portrait of his seafaring ancestor, Joe's solution to a wire problem creates an unexpected mess—and when a rubber ball becomes the center of a dispute among the crew, Joe's got an answer that nobody saw coming.

American prisoners held on a Japanese-controlled Pacific island desperately hope their legendary rescuer Don Winslow will answer their bottle message—and against their comrades' skepticism, he does. When the guards capture them again and condemn them to execution, Winslow hatches a daring escape over a treacherous cliff face and through enemy fire, racing against the clock before a Marine invasion sweeps the island.