False Cargo, L. Ron Hubbard
False Cargo, L. Ron Hubbard
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False Cargo

Author: L. Ron Hubbard

Narrator: Brooke Bloom, Edoardo Ballerini

Unabridged: 2 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Galaxy Press

Published: 04/29/2024

Synopsis

Insurance investigator Brent Calloway may be too hard-boiled to crack a smile, but he'll go to any length to crack a case. Calloway's about to go to extremes to see to it that one ship makes it safely from Hawaii to the mainland. Going undercover and posing as ruthless killer Spike O'Brien, Calloway quickly discovers that on this ship nothing is what it seems, and no one can be trusted. Rattling machine guns, howling winds, and ship-tossing waves come together as the audio version of False Cargo delivers a full payload of action and intrigue.

About Edoardo Ballerini

Edoardo Ballerini is an Italian-American narrator, actor, and writer who is best known for his role in The Sopranos. He has appeared in over forty films and television series and received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

False Cargo was first published in the May, 1935 issue of Five Novels magazine, the publication in which I believe the best of Hubbard's pulp adventure fiction appeared. It's a high-seas adventure with lots of action, romance, derring-do, and perils aplenty. This volume also includes a short piece c......more

Goodreads review by James

Hubbard’s False Cargo is a collection of shorts from his 1930s/1940s pulp fiction period. False Cargo is typical of such he-man stories, but there are enough plot twists to keep the reader interested. Hubbard is especially good at writing accuracy into his stories, such that the glossary at the back......more

Goodreads review by Juliet

This story was a lot of fun. It starts off with a very unusual introduction to the hero, which certainly gives you a feeling for the character. He is tough, self-confident and very trusted. He ends up taking over a cargo line under the false identity of the captain and kidnapping a beautiful girl, so y......more

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