The Brannan Islands were infected with fear and smouldering tension. As Chief Officer Carrick of Her Majesty's fishery protection cruiser "Marlin" swung in to investigate, he found himself involved with a pretty girl, prawn poachers, moonshiners, a very deliberate killer and a bizarre craft of the future - the hydrofoil called "The White Witch" - that disturbed Webb. The problem came in sorting them out...
Also wrote as Robert MacLeod (westerns), Noah Webster and Michael Kirk.
William (Bill) Knox was a Scottish author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his crime novels and for presenting the long-running STV series Crimedesk.
Born in Glasgow, Knox became the youngest journalist for a Glasgow newspaper at age 16. He went on to report on crime, on motoring, and to become a news editor.
He began writing crime novels in the 1950s. Knox often wrote under pseudonyms, frequently for the American market. These included Michael Kirk, Robert MacLeod and Noah Webster. He published over 50 crime novels, including several series, notably the "Thane and Moss" books.