{"product_id":"convoy-to-morocco-a-riley-fitzhugh-novel-hardcover","title":"Convoy to Morocco: A Riley Fitzhugh Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Mort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiley Fitzhugh is temporarily made officer in charge of the naval guard on board the SS \u003ci\u003eCarlota\u003c\/i\u003e, a merchant ship assigned to deliver bombs and aviation fuel to the Sebou River during Operation Torch. The Atlantic crossing was supposed to be in convoy, but \u003ci\u003eCarlota\u003c\/i\u003e breaks down after surviving a U-boat attack and is forced to limp along alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the mouth of the Sebou River, Riley rejoins the \u003ci\u003eNameless\u003c\/i\u003e, an anti-U-boat vessel, which has come down from her refit in Scotland to join the Torch attack. When the \u003ci\u003eNameless\u003c\/i\u003e is tasked with delivering a company of Army Rangers to capture the French air force base, she and her crew must force their way through the boom guarding the mouth of the river and pass through the gunfire from the French fort on the hills above. Along the way, Riley runs into an old flame or two--one an enemy agent, the other a war correspondent from Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Mort\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan, where he received an MA in English and began working on his PhD. After grad school, he served as an officer in the US Navy. Deployed to Southeast Asia, he saw a variety of action there. Mort has written four nonfiction histories that were extensively reviewed in the national press and widely praised. He has also written several novels, one of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Monet Murders\u003c\/i\u003e (McBooks Press), introduces the character of Riley Fitzhugh, Hollywood private investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.06 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47473107566770,"sku":"9781493058402","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9d92a2222b6585fa5cf84a763e408810.webp?v=1779122221","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/convoy-to-morocco-a-riley-fitzhugh-novel-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}