Don Winslow of the Navy #63

Don Winslow and his partner investigate a mysterious pirate ship flying an ancient flag in modern waters, only to discover the vessel's crew are impossibly old sailors who vanished into the legendary Sargasso Sea nearly a thousand years earlier. As the truth about their extraordinary survival comes to light, the ancient ship begins to crumble around them, forcing a desperate escape. A thrilling tale of temporal mystery and adventure that blurs the line between legend and reality.

Colonel Corn is settled in his study when Korny Kobb suggests he actually use all those books to learn something worthwhile. What follows is a comedic clash of wits as the two characters trade barbs about education, age, and a particularly ill-advised college prank—with Colonel Corn's checkered past providing the punchline. It's a lighthearted romp that proves sometimes the best classroom is good company and quick comebacks.

Commander Don Winslow arrives in Rugomania to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his friend Lieutenant Red Pennington, who vanished while helping the new president establish military defenses against a fascist uprising. Lured into a deadly trap at an ancient castle, Don must escape a flooding chamber and locate Red before the ruthless fascist leader Turanto can torture the defense secrets out of him. It's a race against time through the castle's dark corridors as Don fights to save his friend and protect Rugomania's fragile democracy.

When Don Winslow introduces his brother Tom to Silky Sue, she mentions her own educational background—finishing school, which she attended for quite some time. Tom's innocent question about what she was doing all those years leads to a punchline about the true meaning of her lengthy enrollment.

When Flatbush Foley discovers a dead body in the trunk of his taxi during a routine tire change, Don Winslow initially dismisses the boxer-turned-cabbie's story—until a newspaper headline reveals that gangster Legs Stone has been shot and his body vanished near the convention hall. As the body mysteriously reappears and Don pieces together what really happened, the pair must race to stop the killers before they silence anyone who knows the truth about Stone's signed confession.