Skeleton Crew, Christopher Cartwright
Skeleton Crew, Christopher Cartwright
List: $9.99 | Sale: $7.00
Club: $4.99

Skeleton Crew

Author: Christopher Cartwright

Narrator: David Gilmore

Unabridged: 13 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/14/2023


Synopsis

A freak accident causes one of the largest cargo ships in the world, the Trident GS, to run aground while transiting the Suez Canal in Egypt.Maritime salvage expert Sam Reilly is flown in to find out what went wrong, and how to re-float the ocean-going behemoth. Something about the accident just doesn’t seem right…In Sudan, a team of archaeologists exploring the ancient tombs buried within the Pyramids of Meroë discover one of the greatest archaeological hauls since King Tutankhamun’s tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings.But Sam isn’t the only treasure hunter interested in the historic discovery…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on June 28, 2020

I love his short stories, although the quality and style are varying, best to see when comparing publication date with probable intoxication. The strange thing is, that there isn´t always the correlation of drug induced boo or jay and therefore the quality of the work, it´s more a result of King´s w......more

Goodreads review by Justin on April 23, 2025

Coming in with high expectations! Stephen King short story collections are always exceptional and I'm sure Skeleton Crew will be no different. A few stories I've read before (like The Mist) but it's been long enough I don't mind revisiting. Might read out-of-order to prioritize "The Monkey" before t......more

Goodreads review by Baba on June 26, 2021

Lots of King shorts, best of bunch being The Mist, which, by the way, is a lot better than the movie in my opinion. 8 out of 12. Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, from Skeleton Crew is one of my favourite short stories - it is as this simple story that I found so compelling and delightfully dark, with Mrs Todd's......more

Goodreads review by Celeste on September 29, 2019

You can find this review and more at Novel Notions. Stephen King is such a master storyteller. I’ve come to love him over the past few years, and I now count him among my favorite authors. I have to agree with the masses, however; King tends to fall flat when it comes to endings. Thankfully, that’s......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 01, 2008

There are two short stories that I read over and over. The Mist has always been a favorite, and I can't believe how many people haven't read Survivor Type! It's awesome! I've lost three copies of this from lending it out. Don't ask--you can't borrow it! ;o)......more