Don Winslow of the Navy #42

Don Winslow faces off against Toguchi, the conniving war criminal also known as "the American," at a war crimes trial in Japan. When Toguchi's death sentence leads to an audacious escape using quick thinking and electrically-insulated rubber soles, Winslow pursues him across a remote island, where the cunning fugitive sets trap after trap to outmaneuver his determined nemesis. With wits matching wits and danger lurking at every turn, Winslow must stay sharp if he's going to catch a killer who's proven he's always thinking two moves ahead.

Bell Bottom Bill's luck takes a turn when he finds fifty cents—but his claim to the windfall runs into trouble when the finder insists the money came as two separate quarters, not a broken half dollar. This lighthearted Navy tale plays with the kind of small-stakes scheming that made Bill a perennial comic foil.

When Don Winslow and Red Pennington wash up on a mysterious uncharted island after a mine-sweeping mission goes catastrophically wrong, they discover the legendary Amazon Island actually exists—and its inhabitants are far more formidable than expected. Don must use cunning and quick thinking to mount a daring rescue before his stranded comrades become part of a tribal feast. It's a wild adventure that proves brains can outmatch brawn, even against impossible odds.

Eaglebeak Spruder's got a problem: he's not much of an athlete, but he's determined to prove himself in the sporting arena. When the going gets tough, this resourceful character isn't above bending the rules a little—if it means showing he's got what it takes, he'll find a way to cross that finish line.

Don Winslow and Red Pennington of Navy Intelligence infiltrate Tokyo on a dangerous undercover mission to obtain secret plans for a Japanese sneak attack, aided by two brave Filipino soldiers disguised as enemy prisoners. When their cover is compromised and their Filipino allies are captured, Don and Red must improvise a daring rescue—all while racing the clock to recover the plans before the enemy's next devastating strike. Packed with narrow escapes, clever deceptions, and the high stakes of wartime espionage, this is a taut tale of courage under fire from Don Winslow's own log book.

When Don Winslow catches an impressive 8-foot fish, he rushes to tell the Captains' Committee about his prize-winning catch—but first he decides to impress them with a lavish banquet prepared by Jetsam Joe. What Don doesn't realize is that Joe has already put the prized fish to good use in the kitchen, leading to a comedic reckoning when it comes time to prove the catch actually existed.

When Red Pennington decides to become a fight manager after the Navy, he convinces a discharged sailor named Alvin to pursue the light heavyweight title—but Alvin's girl has other plans, leaving Red scrambling to save a sold-out boxing match. With Alvin gone and his reputation on the line, Red finds himself forced into the ring against the defending champ, discovering that managing a fighter comes with far more complications than he bargained for.