Cargo of coffins
By: L. Ron Hubbard.
Contributors: Anderson, Kevin J., 1962-
Series: Stories from the golden age
Publisher: Galaxy Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hollywood, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781592123520
Description: Two escaped convicts, Paco Corvino and Lars Marlin, face off in Hubbard's fast-paced high seas action yarn, first published in the November 1937 issue of Argosy. Some years after Corvino and Marlin independently broke out of French Guiana's Devil's Island, the men meet by chance in Rio de Janeiro, where the debonair Corvino works as the steward of the Valiant, a luxury yacht due to set sail. Corvino persuades the Valiant's captain to hire Marlin, who's an experienced skipper, as part of the crew, unaware that Marlin blames his hellish stint on Devil's Island on his fellow escapee. Itching to take Corvino out with his trusty .38, Marlin must bide his time as the equally dangerous Corvino fingers his knife. Contraband cargo (heroin) and the yacht owner's beautiful daughter add spice to this taut pulp melodrama.
Notes: Pages 95-100 contain story preview of "Loot of the Shanung"

Pages 125-129 contain advertisements for other stories from the golden age.

Also includes a foreword by Kevin J. Anderson, a story preview: Stories from Pulp Fiction's Golden Age.

"Originally published in the November 1937 issue of Argosy"--P. 4 of cover.