Hell Ship to Kuma / Barge Girl

HELL SHIP TO KUMAJohnny Roper should be captain of his own ship by now but bad luck seems to follow him around. Hes forced to hire on as bridge officer on the Wanderer a rusty old freighter with a dubious crew to get back on his feet. The engineer is a drug addict the mate a coward the second mate a thief... and the captain Murdock a sadistic bully. Their mission is to pick up freight on Kuma. But as Roper soon finds out they have a passenger on board-Karen Gorman has been hired by Kumas big boss Da-Chong as an entertainer on the island. Roper should have known better than to sign on because the Wanderer is a hell ship headed for disaster. BARGE GIRLThe first time tug captain Joe Baski sees Stella shes standing on a coal barge hanging up her washing. The way the sunlight shines through her tight dress Baski knows right off hes going to have to meet her. But he quickly finds out that Stella-raised on the New York East Side looking for a way out-married an older guy named Murk. Undaunted Baski seduces the blond beauty. Thats when his troubles begin. Because a near-fatal accident involving Murk arouses the attention of Delancy the local cop and more importantly the insurance claimer Coletti. Colleti says the accident is Baskis fault that he had been planning murder. And in his heart Baski knows that Colleti might be very close to right.