The Atlas Murders

If you dare read this book you will see through a window into an unexposed part of the merchant marine. Crime existed in this world of seamen but for reasons unorthodox went undetected.

The case of 'Jack the Ripper' has recently uncovered a picture where a crewman on a German ship trading between London and Bremen Haven at this time could have been the elusive killer. The killings stopped but some time later a man was arrested in New York for a similar murder and convicted and subsequently executed. This man was the alluded to on the German ship.

The English detective Henry Carter from the small town of Runcorn on the Manchester Ship Canal stumbles across a clue after exhausting all avenues to find the killer of hid sixteen year old niece. This thought provoking clue of a crewman on a ship 'S.S.RANGOON' docked in Runcorn overnight when his niece was brutally raped and murdered, begins to take shape with the help of Vera his liberated lover and secretary of the shipping Company, and Scotland Yard.

The unique assignment of tracking down this killer has Henry joining the ship as a crewman. His quest takes him into the unknown maritime world of 1950s, he has to deal with the rigors of life in the merchant navy and the dark and seedy underbelly of tropical cities.

He faces many dangers as the psychopath continues to mutilate and murder at will.

A cruel twist of justice sees Henry devastated. However although many years pass he remains determined to bring the killer to account.

His meeting with the beautiful 'Sea Gypsy' Kerstin opens lost chapters in both their lives. He is stunned by a surprising revelation from a long past encounter. In his quest to track down the cruel killer he sails the islands of the Caribbean where he discover his los family and much more.

Follow Henry across the oceans of the world and also visit some wonderful and beautiful places and meet people from all continents.

Length: 425 pages.