{"product_id":"out-of-the-sea-don-smith-9781962896986","title":"Out of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut, salt-sprayed adventure packed with peril, passion, and high-stakes smuggling on the edge of the post-WWII Mediterranean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTough, restless skipper David Hart runs contraband up and down the Spanish coast, threading his battered ex-PT boat through storms, patrol ships, and double-dealing partners. All he wants is one last run-enough money to buy into a legitimate shipping business and leave the danger behind. But the sea has other plans. When a payoff goes wrong, Hart is caught between Franco's navy, a ruthless criminal syndicate, and Juanita Gonzales, the fiery young woman determined to avenge her father's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Tangier's shadowy bars to the deadly reefs off Mallorca, Hart races to stay alive, finish the job, and decide whether he's escaping the life he chose-or admitting he belongs to it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a terrific one, with lots of fascinating details of post-war Mediterranean smuggling.\" \u003ci\u003eMostly Old Books and Rust\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel was banned in 1951 by the Irish Censorship Board for being \"indecent or obscene.\" Don Smith (1909-1978) aka Donald Taylor Smith, was a Canadian-born author best known for his 21-book \u003ci\u003eSecret Mission\u003c\/i\u003e series of espionage adventures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1962896986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962896986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Don Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083847966975,"sku":"9781962896986","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-sea-don-smith-9781962896986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}