Wild Justice [Large Print]

Peter Hadley is second mate of a British steam ship called Ocean Waif. His life takes him wherever the Ocean Waif goes and when the ship docks in Philadelphia he sees this as a great opportunity to catch up with his sister which he hasn't seen for two years. Unfortunately he learns from a dancer whose prime days are long behind him that his sister has fallen in with the wrong crowd and gone to New York so on three days leave he sets off to find her. He does not find her there but instead finds a lot of trouble from a man named Schroder who was her former employer and lover. As the Ocean Waif is set to journey to Buenos Aires which is incidentally where Schroder also owns another strip club and Hadley's sister was apparently sent Hadley soon learns that his life will soon be over if he doesn't get answers quickly. This novel hasn't dated at all and could easily be set in the 21st century. It is a great read as are other Pattinson books such as The Silent Voyage, Skeleton Island, The Time of Your Life, Away With Murder, Blind Date, The Murmansk Assignment, Obituary for Howard Grey, Crane, The Animal Gang, Spoilers, The Golden Reef and Life Preserver. Pattinson writes in an old man style where his characters use words that show Pattinson is obviously from a previous generation and not quite down with the lingo of today but this style does add something unique and enjoyable to his novels.