The Ship Killer [Hardcover]

Justin Scott (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Amereon Ltd (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891908765
• ISBN-13: 978-0891908760
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,554,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Justin Scott has written twenty-four thrillers, historicals, and mystery novels, including The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle. With many books set at sea, he has been called "the Dick Francis of yachting."

He created the Ben Abbott detective series (HardScape, StoneDust, FrostLine, McMansion and Mausoleum), and was twice nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award by the Mystery Writers of America.

His main pen name is Paul Garrison under which he has written five modern sea thrillers including Red Sky At Morning, Sea Hunter, and The Ripple Effect.

The Wrecker, a collaboration with Clive Cussler is being published Fall of 2009. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, filmmaker Amber Edwards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "killer" novel, August 22, 2001

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Chapulina R (Tovarischi Imports, USA/RUS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ship Killer (Hardcover)

Years ago I purchased this book as a birthday present for my dad. Out of curiosity, I read the first page. I was instantly caught up in the story, and stayed awake the entire night reading it. "The Shipkiller" is a thrilling, compelling tale! It is about the vengeance of Peter Hardin, whose wife is lost at sea when their yacht is crushed by a gigantic oil-tanker. The pursuit and destruction of Leviathan becomes a vendetta, and the reader very quickly comes to share Hardin's obsession. The premise may be far-fetched, but the story is so vividly written it becomes real. The passages on sailing are especially riveting, as are the descriptions of the blighted locales wherein Hardin stalks his prey. Every force of man and nature seems determined to destroy our hero; but the reader will cheer him along every tormented step of his voyage. I hope this "killer" novel will be reprinted so that many others can enjoy the experience of reading it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will the publisher of this book please wake up!, September 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ship Killer (Hardcover)

I have been looking for a copy of this book for two years--along the East Coast (Annapolis), on the West Coast (Santa Cruz) and in the Midwest. Same message: Check again, currently out of print. Thanks for letting me lobby for a reprint.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE SHIP KILLER, June 8, 2000

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STEVE (VIRGINIA, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ship Killer (Hardcover)

I READ THIS BOOK ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO. THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL ABOUT SAIL BOATS, TIDES, VENOMOUS SNAKES, MADE ME BELIEVE THAT THE AUTHOR WAS WRITING HIS MEMOIRES. A FABULOUS NON STOP ACTION NOVEL THAT I COULD NOT PUT DOWN. A PITY IT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN REPRINT. ONE REVIEWER COMMENTED THAT SHE THOUGHT A MOVIE MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS. IT WILL BE A BLOCKBUSTER IF THAT EVER COMES TO PASS. HOW CAN THE PUBLISHER BE PERSUADED TO RELEASE NEW EDITIONS?