White Cargo, Stuart Woods
White Cargo, Stuart Woods
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White Cargo

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 9 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/13/2008

Synopsis

New York Times best-selling author Stuart Woods is hailed as a master of the modern thriller. With books including Chiefs, Dead in the Water and Worst Fears Realized, he has attracted millions of fans who relish their nonstop suspense and danger. Wendell "Cat" Catledge is sailing along the coast of South America with his wife and teenaged daughter when engine trouble forces them to a small Colombian dockyard. Suddenly, their vacation becomes a nightmare. Cat is unconscious, his boat is sinking, his wife and child lie bloody and cold in the cabin. Months later, a phone call in the middle of the night leads Cat to believe that his daughter is still alive. His search for her will take him deep into the Amazon jungle and into the maelstrom of an all-consuming revenge. The intense action in White Cargo builds to a shattering showdown that is all the more gripping through L.J. Ganser's dramatic narration.

About Stuart Woods

The American novelist hailing from Georgia, Stuart Woods, had a long and lustrous career in competition sailing. The interest, maybe obsession, with sailing began after he had spent time in London, then Ireland to write a novel about an old family story which he had heard as a child. He began putting together a crew for sailing competition shortly after he moved to Ireland.

It was in conjunction with a certain race, the MORCRA Azores Race and the OSTAR, Woods met with publishers to trade writing a book about his sailing experiences in return for sponsorship of the races. Golden Harp was launched in 1975, followed by Golden, Golden Apple, Golden Shamrock, Golden Delicious, and Harp.

Wood's novel, Blue Water. Green Skipper was published in 1977. His next book took a different turn and was based on his extensive travels around England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It was entitled, A Romantic's Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland. He then followed those two non-fiction books with several series of novels featuring recurring casts of characters and also with characters and their love interests, and frequent use of the New York restaurant Elaine's as a meeting place. Woods has published a memoir, a travel book, and forty-four novels in a thirty-seven year career.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on September 15, 2012

Engrossing - pulled me right in There are two Stuart Woods out there, at least in my mind. There's the early Stuart Woods that wrote great books like Chiefs and there's the Stone Barrister-writing Stuart Woods that just writes a formula plot, mails it in and collects a check. In White Cargo,......more

Goodreads review by Blondish And on September 06, 2019

Another great early work by Stuart Woods! Cat Catledge leaves to sail around the world with his wife and daughter, having sold his tech company for millions of dollars. What was supposed to be the time of their lives ends abruptly in savage murders when they are boarded by actual pirates. Cat’s wife......more

Goodreads review by Kat on September 29, 2015

This is the first Stuart Woods book I've read. I have to say... I am a big fan of his writing!! Great story line and an easy read. Cat Catledge's story is one of loss and revenge. I felt as though I were traveling through Columbia with him as he sought out the pirates who took his life and family fr......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on March 18, 2016

Wow! I read this in one sitting. Fantastic book. Some plot holes, but otherwise great. Cat a billionaire, is left for dead on his yacht, and his daughter and wife murdered or so he thinks. Later when he gets a phone call that one of them is alive, he does everything in his power to rescue her. Plot......more

Goodreads review by John on April 24, 2018

When an rich, over weight, middle aged, computer geek goes for a sail around the world, but decides to stop in Columbia, things go horribly wrong. Pirates board his ship and rape and kill his wife and daughter. Leaving him dead to sink with the ship. But he survives. And for months he is heart broke......more

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