The five winds / Large print books.

Shaw, Patricia, 1928-

The five winds / by Patricia Shaw. - Large print [ed.] - Long Preston, North Yorkshire : Magna Large Print Books, 2004, c2003. - 733 p. (large print) : map ; 24 cm.

As the luxurious liner China Belle sails into the waters of the South Pacific, its passengers have little idea of the tragedy that awaits them. Among them are Mal Willoughby, returning to his native land with his Chinese wife Jun Lien. The crew, led by First Officer Jake Tussup, mutinies off the coast of Australia, taking the passengers hostage. When the ordeal is over, Mal's wife is dead. He vows to track down the killers, a journey which takes him from the exotic mountains of China, to the new town of Cairns, and on to the squalid goldfields. Mystery adventure.

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