Close Run Thing

John Pearce is hiding in Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known to him as Oliphant. Although they find a crew willing to take them back to England, they learn on the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are still active on the route, and may have been responsible for the murder of Catherine Carruthers.

John Pearce se ascunde in Gravelines cu tovarasul sau misterios, cunoscut de el sub numele de Oliphant. Desi gasesc un echipaj dispus sa-i duca inapoi in Anglia, ei afla in calatorie ca vechii dusmani ai lui Pearce, fratii Tolland, sunt inca activi pe traseu si ar fi putut fi responsabili pentru uciderea lui Catherine Carruthers.