Robert Morte, writer of radio thrillers and detective novels, decided to take a sea voyage through the Barrier Reef islands to get away from fictional clues and crime. Alas for his hopes! Morte and his wife Jane encountered a cargo of mystery far stranger than any he could possibly conceive from his own fertile mind. Max Afford, well known for his radio plays and serials, has written a fast-moving, gripping and highly ingenious story set against the colorful background of North Queensland.

Australian author Max Afford (1906 - 1954) was a noted journalist and radio dramatist. If you've never read any of this Australian author, you're in for a treat.