SATAN TAKES THE HELM

Martin Lewandowski is out of work and sitting in a San Francisco bar when he hears that someone is hiring for the position of chief officer on the Trader. So with nothing to lose, he applies for the job. The person doing the hiring is a nice surprise. Joyce is the ship captain's wife, and Martin is just the person she's looking for.

Captain Sloan is too lenient and needs a chief officer with backbone. He's also too old, too crippled, and just too ugly for Joyce. Theirs is a marriage of convenience that has grown inconvenient for Joyce. What she needs in a chief officer is more than a man who can keep the crew in line. She needs a man who will help her replace the captain...