Passion, danger, and unparalleled adventure awaited the crew of the hell-ship Java - bound for a secret East Indian island where fabulous fortune and fierce Malay savages lurked in the dense tropical splendor.
On board the fateful ship was dashing young Jem Shaw, passionately in love with a beautiful, raven-haired girl forced into a cruel marriage with the Java's evil Captain - the infamous Shubael Colt.
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John Edward Jennings (1906–1973) was an American historical novelist, author of many best-selling novels of American history and seagoing adventure. He also wrote several nonfiction books on history. Wikipedia